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A biological solution to carbon capture and recycling
Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered that E. coli bacteria could hold the key to an efficient method of capturing and storing or recycling...
Scientists uncover why sauna bathing is good for your health
Over the past couple of years, scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have shown that sauna bathing is associated with a variety of...
Surprising result shocks scientists studying spin
Imagine playing a game of billiards, putting a bit of counter-clockwise spin on the cue ball and watching it deflect to the right as...
Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees
When given the choice, honey bee foragers prefer to collect sugar syrup laced with the fungicide chlorothalonil over sugar syrup alone, researchers report in...
Rice University lab modifies nanoscale virus to deliver peptide drugs to cells, tissues
By chipping away at a viral protein, Rice University scientists have discovered a path toward virus-like, nanoscale devices that may be able to deliver...
Severe obesity linked to newly identified gene mutations
Researchers have discovered mutations in a gene related to obesity, offering new treatment possibilities in the fight against the global epidemic.
Research into the genetic...
Saturn’s moon Titan sports Earth-like features
Using the now-complete Cassini data set, Cornell astronomers have created a new global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan that has opened new windows...
Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging
Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure - if it's enough exercise, and if it's...
New study reveals strong El Niño events cause large changes in Antarctic ice shelves
A new study published Jan. 8 in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that strong El Nino events can cause significant ice loss in some Antarctic ice...
Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on Earth
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a fascinating new theory for how life on Earth may have begun.
Their experiments, described today...
In Antarctic dry valleys, early signs of climate change-induced shifts in soil
In a study spanning two decades, a team of researchers led by Colorado State University found declining numbers of soil fauna, nematodes and other...
