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Potato Peel Waste Heats Up as a Surprising Source of Clean Biogas Energy
Every year, the potato processing industry in the United States generates enormous quantities of peel waste, a wet, starchy, and...
Wolf-Inspired Algorithm Boosts Sensor Coverage in Smart Greenhouses
Inside a modern commercial greenhouse, the difference between a thriving crop and a struggling one often comes down to data....
New National Standards Aim to Fix Fragmented Cancer Survivorship Care
More Americans than ever are living beyond a cancer diagnosis, and the health system is struggling to keep pace with...
Artificial Heart Strategy Saves Toddler With Rare Genetic Heart Failure Before Transplant
A one-year-old boy with a rare mitochondrial disorder that had pushed both of his heart ventricles to the brink of...
Rod-Shaped Molybdenum Oxide Nanocrystals Crush Toxic Dye Under Simple Visible Light
A humble transition-metal oxide, grown in a laboratory autoclave and shaped by nothing more exotic than temperature, has delivered one...
Parasitic Brain Infection Recreated in Rats Mirrors Human Neurocysticercosis on MRI
A parasitic infection that quietly invades the fluid-filled spaces of the brain and, in its most severe form, can trigger...
Polystyrene Particles Hit Male and Female Mice Differently in 28-Day Toxicity Study
Tiny plastic particles have become one of the most pervasive contaminants on Earth, turning up everywhere from the deepest ocean...
Moth Olfactory Receptor Keeps the Same Chemical Codes Across Two Crop Pests
Insects navigate their world largely through smell, relying on an intricate array of chemosensory proteins to detect everything from host...
Cancer Myths Run Rampant in Central Uganda, Survey of 428 Adults Finds
A sweeping community survey in central Uganda has revealed that public awareness of the mythical causes of cancer is strikingly...
Ultrasound Waves Reawaken Ovarian Cancer Cells’ Vulnerability to Iron-Driven Death
Epithelial ovarian cancer remains one of the most lethal gynecological malignancies, and its clinical course is too often defined by...
Conducting Polymer Coating Turns Ordinary Electrode Into Ultra-Sensitive Detector of Bladder Drug
Overactive bladder is one of the most common yet under-discussed chronic conditions in modern medicine, defined by the International Continence...
Micronutrients and Concentrate Levels Reshape Rumen Genes in Cold-Adapted Ewes
On the windswept Hulunbuir grassland of northern China, where winters are long and bitterly cold, sheep have evolved remarkable physiological...
Screwpine Leaves From Mauritius Could Replace Carbon Fibre in Plastics
On the tropical island of Mauritius, the screw pine tree—known locally by the name Vacoas—has long been valued for the...
Goat Farming in Tanzania Stays Traditional, New Survey of 450 Households Reveals
In the semi-arid heartlands of central Tanzania, goats are more than livestock; they are walking savings accounts, insurance policies against...
Rare Leukaemia Case Reveals Aggressive Blood Cancer Wearing Two Masks at Once
In the world of blood cancers, few diagnoses are as elusive as acute basophilic leukaemia, an ultra-rare form of acute...
Two Quick Strength Tests Predict How Hard Elite Footballers Will Train That Day
Every morning before an Australian Rules football training session, players at one elite club file into the gym and pull...
Kitchen Chemistry: Fruit and Vegetable Juices Catalyze Cleaner Synthesis of Schiff Bases
A team of chemists in India and Nepal has shown that some of the most humble ingredients found in any...
Mangrove Leaf Extract Boosts Anti-Inflammatory Immunity in Zebrafish But Damages Gills at High Doses
A leaf extract from the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina, can strongly ramp up a key anti-inflammatory immune pathway in fish,...
When Ethiopia Lost Iodized Salt, Children Paid With Their Lives and Their Grades
When a country loses access to a single micronutrient, the consequences can ripple through an entire generation. A new study...
Soil Texture Emerges as the Hidden Variable Deciding When Crops Truly Need Water
A single irrigation sensor can mean the difference between a thriving field and a thirsty one, but new research suggests...