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"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children." ~ John James Audubon

Geology: The Closest Planet to the Sun is not THAT HOT - MERCURY

Original post by @agbona

While piecing together a post on the hottest planet in the Milky Way galaxy, which by the way is Venus, a planet that is in the second position away from the Sun. I couldn't help but wonder why the reputation of the planet with the most hellish temperature didn't go to the planet facing the Sun directly - Mercury. I was intrigued to find out more about Mercury, and why it missed out on being the hottest planet in the solar system, despite the Sun being in close proximity. I came across a couple of interesting reasons, and I hope to briefly explain them in this post, as well as other amazing facts about this cute little planet.

Ecology: Scientists engineer a better "plastic-eating" enzyme

Original post by @tychoxi

Plastics have revolutionized modern human life thanks to their low cost, versatility and durability. Yet, it is this latter advantage that has also made them a noxious burden on the environment as some plastics can take up to a thousand years to decompose. This plastic pollution and In fact, there's is enough plastic in the oceans that it now accumulates and To help counter this problem, scientists have been trying to either find or microorganisms possessing enzymes (proteins that can catalyze chemical reactions) capable of digesting plastics. Now, in a paper published yesterday April 17th, a multinational team of scientists describe their big leap towards ...

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