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Curiosity and wonder journalist 📝 PhD | she/her, Indian American | Freelance - bylines @NYTScience @KnowableMag @sciam | 🧵 I sew stuff
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Analyze This: A rocket reentry spiked metal levels in the atmosphere

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By Adam Mann, Carolyn Wilke Verified
| Science News Explores Verified
Share this: Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share to Google Classroom (Opens in new window) Google Classroom Print (Opens in new window) Print For the first time, scientists have measured metal pollutants leaching from a piece of space junk in the atmosphere.
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Elephant seal pups rack up PFAS while nursing

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By Carolyn Wilke Verified
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Verified
Northern elephant seal females and pups go through intense cycles of fueling and fasting. Thanks to extremely fatty milk, pups gain 4 kg a day in their roughly 4-week suckling period. They then fast for 2 months, relying on the fat they have stashed until they are able to dive for their own food. A new study indicates that seal mothers pass down significant amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to pups in their milk during this intense feeding period.
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Elephant seal pups rack up PFAS while nursing

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By Carolyn Wilke Verified
| pfascentral.org
By Carolyn Wilke | C&EN | June 19, 2026 Read the full article by Carolyn Wilke (C&EN) "Northern elephant seal females and pups go through intense cycles of fueling and fasting. Thanks to extremely fatty milk, pups gain 4 kg a day in their roughly 4-week suckling period. They then fast for 2 months, relying on the fat they have stashed until they are able to dive for their own food.
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