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Could a seawater battery help end our dependence on lithium?
Scientists have developed a battery that uses seawater as the catholyte. Click for a high-resolution image.... view more Credit: American...
New studies take a second look at coral bleaching culprit
Credit: Illustration by Eric Taylor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Scientists have called superoxide out as the main culprit behind coral...
Ecologists publish research on soil’s potential to increase the Earth’s CO2
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Soil, an important part of the carbon cycle, might compound the world's carbon...
Researchers combine MERS and rabies viruses to create innovative 2-for-1 vaccine
In a new study, researchers have modified a rabies virus, so that it has a protein from the MERS virus;...
Evolution Letters — A new open access journal set to launch in 2017
Hoboken, NJ - December 7, 2016 - John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), the European Society of...
Why keep the raw data?
Credit: Kroon-Batenburg et al. The increasingly popular subject of raw diffraction data deposition is examined in a Topical Review in...
Two genetic mutations discovered in subset of acute myeloid leukemia
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two genetic mutations known to play a role in many solid cancers might also help explain why...
Partnership at a distance: Deep-frozen helium molecules
Credit: Peter Evers FRANKFURT. Helium atoms are loners. Only if they are cooled down to an extremely low temperature do...
Uncovering the secrets of water and ice as materials
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2016 -- Water is vital to life on Earth and its importance simply can't be overstated...
Novel test enables earlier detection of Merkel cell carcinoma, Fred Hutch scientists say
Scientists have found a way to detect earlier if a deadly cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), is recurring in patients,...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2016
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Closing the carbon loop
Credit: Karl Johnson PITTSBURGH (December 7, 2016) ... Research at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering focused on...
Shaping pharma: The industry’s top stories from 2016
As the year comes to an end, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society,...
Substance present in ayahuasca brew stimulates generation of human neural cells
Ayahuasca is a beverage that has been used for centuries by Native South-Americans. Studies suggest that it exhibits anxiolytic and...
Half of people believe fake facts
Credit: University of Warwick Around 50% of us are susceptible to believing we've experienced fictitious events, University of Warwick research...
When neurons are ‘born’ impacts olfactory behavior in mice
Credit: Troy Ghashghaei New research from North Carolina State University shows that neurons generated at different life stages in mice...
Enzyme that digests vitamin A also may regulate testosterone levels
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin...
Toward opioid vaccines that can help prevent overdose fatalities
In 2014, the number of deaths from opioid overdoses in the U.S. jumped to its highest level on record. The...
Blocks of ice demonstrate levitated and directed motion
Credit: S. Dorbolo/University of Liege WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2016 -- Resembling the Leidenfrost effect seen in rapidly boiling water...
Supportive care for cancer patients remains inadequate
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 7th December, 2016 - Pain relief and other forms of supportive care for cancer patients are insufficient, researchers report...
