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This wild plant could be the next strawberry
Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and... groundcherries? A little-known fruit about the size of a marble could become agriculture's next big berry crop.
To prepare the...
Fewer biofuels, more green space: Climate action researcher calls for urgent shift
Growing and harvesting bioenergy crops—corn for ethanol or trees to fuel power plants, for example—is a poor use of land, which is a precious...
Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease impacts
Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature Climate Change calls for...
Bacterial protein mimics DNA to sabotage cells’ defenses
Infections with Salmonella bacteria, often caused by eating or handling undercooked meat or eggs, affect about 100 million people a year worldwide. The suffering...
Tiny vortices driven by magnetic fields might be able to move microscopic particles
In The Wizard of Oz, a tornado picks up Dorothy's house and moves it far away. A bit farfetched, right? But scientists at the...
Polymer coating cools down buildings
With temperatures rising and heat-waves disrupting lives around the world, cooling solutions are becoming ever more essential. This is a critical issue especially in...
New, highly stable catalyst may help turn water into fuel
Breaking the bonds between oxygen and hydrogen in water could be a key to the creation of hydrogen in a sustainable manner, but finding...
Cold severity linked to bacteria living in your nose
In news with several layers of weird, researchers have determined that the mix of bacteria that live inside your nose -- yes, there are...
A self-powered heart monitor taped to the skin
Scientists have developed a human-friendly, ultra-flexible organic sensor powered by sunlight, which acts as a self-powered heart monitor. Previously, they developed a flexible photovoltaic...
PCB pollution threatens to wipe out killer whales
More than forty years after the first initiatives were taken to ban the use of PCBs, the chemical pollutants remain a deadly threat to...
Did key building blocks for life come from deep space?
All living beings need cells and energy to replicate. Without these fundamental building blocks, living organisms on Earth would not be able to reproduce...
