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Learn how synthetic materials in astronauts' suits help them survive the hostile environment of space

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Environmental problem of plastic rubbish pollution in ocean

Plastic Disaster: How Your Bags, Bottles, and Body Wash Pollute the Oceans

Woman wearing hijab drinking bottle of water outdoors

Pro and Con: Bottled Water Ban

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The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks

Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Mylar: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Removed media.	Adam Augustyn	Dec 20, 2021
	Media added.	Robert Lewis	May 18, 2016
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998