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June 25, 2026

The secret to renewable solar fuels is an off-and-on again relationship

Study finds copper catalysts work better when they gain and lose oxygen atomsCredit: Lee et al./ACS Catalysis They say it's...

River plants counter both flooding and drought to protect biodiversity

Credit: Loreta Cornacchia 'Water plants are a nuisance in streams, blocking the flow. You should remove them'. This notion has...

Quarantine coffee roasting competition: Game on (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 17, 2020 -- How hard could roasting beans at home really be? Sam...

Climate-friendly Cooling Could Cut Years of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Save US$ Trillions: UN

As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals;...

Orderly arranged bead-chain ternary nanocomposites for supercapacitors

Credit: Author In a paper published in NANO, a group of researchers from Jiangsu University of Technology, China have developed...

Chemical thermometers take temperature to the nanometric scale

Credit: Ridier et al. The miniaturisation of electronic components coupled with their increasing integration density has considerably expanded heat flows,...

Pigs turn to humans as dogs do, unless they have a problem to solve

In a neutral situation pigs turn to humans, initiating interactions as much as dogs do. But in a problem solving...

Predicting the biodiversity of rivers

Credit: Florian Altermatt, University of Zurich Biodiversity is severely threatened both in Switzerland and worldwide, and numerous organisms are facing...

Key technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels for reducing greenhouse gas

Technology for reducing the viscosity of lignin oil from wood wastes with a high potential for industrial applications. Potential for...

Scientists identify new species of sea sponge off the coast of British Columbia, Canada

Newly discovered sea sponge wields influence over reef function and ecosystem healthCredit: Sally Leys Deep in the inky ocean abyss...

Industry-made pits are beneficial for beavers and wolverines, study shows

In Northern Alberta, pits created by industry activity may support beavers and subsequently wolverinesCredit: A. Colton. Beavers and wolverines in...

Some decontamination processes damage N95 face masks

UMass Amherst scientist tests hospital masks processed up to 10 times for reuseCredit: UMass Amherst Certain methods of decontaminating medical...

When power is toxic: Dominance reduces influence in groups

Groups led by subordinate males outperform those led by dominant and aggressive males, study findsCredit: The Jordan Lab New study...

Study: Dangerous parasite controls host cell to spread around body

Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered new information about how a dangerous...

Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings

Focusing on lung cancer screening subjects less likely to remain in a program -- those with negative low-dose CT exams...

Pioneering method reveals dynamic structure in HIV

Technique can track molecules in real time, at room temperatureCredit: Dave Meikle/Saffarian Lab Viruses are scary. They invade our cells...

CZI awards $1.3 million to support the global rare disease community

Grants to NORD and EURORDIS support organizational capacity building and rare disease day campaignsCredit: CZI Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative...

Researchers solve a long-standing problem in organic chemistry

Chemists develop a bioinspired strategy for the controlled synthesis of polyenes; study published in 'Science'Credit: Ryan Gilmour They occur in...

ESA/NASA’s solar orbiter returns first data, snaps closest pictures of the sun

Credit: Credits: Solar Orbiter/EUI Team (ESA & NASA); CSL, IAS, MPS, PMOD/WRC, ROB, UCL/MSSL The first images from ESA/NASA's Solar...

Heat stress: The climate is putting European forests under sustained pressure