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Earth Hour 2024 Shines A Spotlight On The Health Of Our Planet

Earth Hour 2024 will occur on March 23 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time. The event, held annually toward the end of March, encourages individuals, communities, and businesses worldwide to turn off non-essential electric lights for one hour. The voluntary rolling blackouts are also observed by landmark structures such as the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building. They remind us of the urgent need to protect our planet....

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Earth Hour 2024 Shines A Spotlight On The Health Of Our Planet

Shape-Shifting Plastic May Be In Your Future

What if you could transform the plastic spoon you used at lunch into a cup for your water and then change it back to a spoon? That is precisely what researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering had in mind when they created "pluripotent plastic."...

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Shape-Shifting Plastic May Be In Your Future

Celebrate Pi Day: It Is As Easy As 3.14!

A holiday honoring a math constant may not seem very exciting. But pi ("π") Day, observed annually in the US on March 14 (3/14), is an exception. The celebrations usually begin with activities centered around pi — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — widely recognized as 3.14. However, they usually end with a slice or two of delicious pie....

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Celebrate Pi Day: It Is As Easy As 3.14!

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