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3-D printed electrodes free the gas
Alkaline water electrolysis has been touted as a path to establish a hydrogen economy by converting intermittent renewable energies into clean hydrogen-based chemical energy.
However,...
Research shows how hallucinogens shaped prehistoric cave art
New research led by the University of Central Lancashire and including the University of Southampton's Archeology Department has revealed, for the first time, how...
Dolphins conserve oxygen and prevent dive-related problems by consciously decreasing their heart rates before...
Dolphins actively slow down their hearts before diving, and can even adjust their heart rate depending on how long they plan to dive for,...
Galaxy encounter violently disturbed Milky Way, study finds
The spiral-shaped disc of stars and planets is being pulled, twisted and deformed with extreme violence by the gravitational force of a smaller galaxy...
Mother’s touch lingers in her child’s genes
Mothers leave their mark on their children in many ways -- and Australian researchers have discovered a protein called SMCHD1 is involved in this...
Paleontologists discover identical evolution of isolated organisms
Palaeontologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Calgary in Canada have provided new proof of parallel evolution: conodonts, early vertebrates from the...
Plant evolves to become less visible to humans
A plant used in traditional Chinese medicine has evolved to become less visible to humans, new research shows.
Scientists found that Fritillaria delavayi plants, which...
Resolving long-standing mysteries about the first parallaxes in astronomy
In 1838, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel won the race to measure the first distance to a star other than our Sun via the trigonometric parallax—setting...
Astronomers discover new ‘fossil galaxy’ buried deep within the Milky Way
Scientists working with data from the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys' Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) have discovered a "fossil galaxy" hidden in...
Field geology at Mars’ equator points to ancient megaflood
Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars' equator around 4 billion years ago -- a finding that hints at the...
Rare species of small cats inadequately protected
The Indian subcontinent is a hotspot for wild felines. A new study headed by Uppsala University now shows that only 6-11 per cent of...
