The word "decompose" means "to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds," according to Merriam-Webster. Biodegradation is a similar process, but one that is defined by …
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Rod Wave has earned his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his new album 'Beautiful Mind.' The album amassed 115,000 album equivalent units, including 157.73 million on-demand streams and 2,000 from pure sales, Billboard reports. Beautiful Mind is the 22-year-old's second consecutive #1 album on the U.S. Billboard chart, following last year's "Soulfly" which earned it with 130,000 album-equivalent units. Beautiful Mind, Wave's fourth studio effort, knocked Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti out of the top spot. Un Verano Sin Ti accumulated 108,000 equivalent album units. Beyonce's Renaissance finished in third for a second consecutive week with 64,000 units, while Megan Thee Stallion's sophomore album Traumazine debuted at No. 4. Stream Rod Wave's "Beautiful Mind" here – https://rodwave.lnk.to/beautifulmind. Editorial credit: Gansstock / Shutterstock.com