Chemistry
Frequent occurrence of climate extremes in the Three Gorges region in 2021
As a key project for the governance and protection of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Hydropower Complex Project is...
Citizen scientist leads discovery of 34 ultracool dwarf binaries using archive at NSF’s NOIRLab
How often do stars live alone? For brown dwarfs — objects that straddle the boundary between the most massive planets...
Balancing protein in your diet could improve water quality
Balancing how much protein you eat with the amount your body needs could reduce nitrogen releases to aquatic systems in...
SwRI-led study provides new insights about surface, structure of asteroid Bennu
SAN ANTONIO — July 7, 2022 — When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu’s surface in 2020, forces...
Scientists react to planned cull of Swedish wolves
The Swedish Parliament recently presented its ambition to drastically reduce number of wolves in Sweden – from approximately 400 down...
Experts predict top emerging impacts on ocean biodiversity over next decade
Lithium extraction from the deep sea, overfishing of deeper-water species, and the unexpected ocean impacts of wildfires on land are...
New styrene production method improves stability, dehydrogenation activity
Styrene, the chemical used to make polymers and resins used in plastic, disposable containers, latex, synthetic rubber, insulation and more,...
Ronald Koder-led CCNY team creates first ever VX neurotoxin detector
City College of New York associate professor of physics Ronald Koder and his team at the Koder Lab are advancing the field...
UTA selects Kate C. Miller as new VP for research and innovation
Kate C. Miller will serve as the next vice president for research and innovation at The University of Texas at...
Upside-down design expands wide-spectrum super-camera abilities
DURHAM, N.C. – By turning a traditional lab-based fabrication process upside down, researchers at Duke University have greatly expanded the...
Citizen scientists from 200 years ago and today help shed light on climate change trends
Nearly 200 years ago, a system of academies across New York set out to collect data on the state's climates...
Students without disabilities achieve the same academic results with or without classmates with disabilities in Poland, with implications for the future development of inclusive education
Students without disabilities achieve the same academic results with or without classmates with disabilities in Poland, with implications for the...
Even in the most pristine coral reefs, microplastics are pervasive
Even in the most pristine coral reefs, microplastics are pervasiveCredit: Catherine Sheila, Pexels, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Even in the most pristine...
‘Supergene’ wreaks havoc in a genome
The human genome is littered with “selfish genetic elements,” which do not seem to benefit their hosts, but instead seek...
CSU researchers create tool to evaluate water use for responsibly sourced gas operations
Colorado State University engineers have partnered with third-party assessor Project Canary to develop a method for measuring freshwater usage by natural gas...
Case solved: The biosynthesis of strychnine elucidated
Many of us know strychnine from crime reports, novels or films. Agatha Christie had several of her victims die of...
WVU researchers won’t hit snooze on mattress recycling needs
After years of use, mattresses and the wood, metal and textiles that compose them are eventually discarded into landfills, creating...
Photorhabdus luminescens – a true all-rounder: Insect pathogenic bacterium also helps to combat fungal infestation
Future food shortages are expected to become exacerbated in many parts of the world. With this in view, sustainable biological...
Physicists work to shrink microchips with first one-dimensional helium model system
Physicists at Indiana University and the University of Tennessee have cracked the code to making microchips smaller, and the key...
How scientist tested the effect of multicolor lighting on improving people’s psychological state
As missions for deep space exploration and space habitats are put on the agenda, astronauts need to withstand being tested...
