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An invasive ladybug uses a biological weapon to kill off competitors
When the Europeans discovered the "New World", they infamously brought with them diseases which that world had never before encountered.
Forget the IRS - There's an Olive-Oil Scandal Afoot
We have an oil problem on our hands, and it has nothing to do with renewable energy and carbon emissions.
Novel Material May Extract Uranium From Seawater
The world's oceans contain nearly a thousand times as much uranium as conventional reserves, and researchers have spent decades trying to develop an efficient way to extract it.
Ancient ivory carvings made by Phoenician artists some 3,000 years ago have long hidden a secret, even while being openly displayed in museums around the world: The sculptures were originally painted with colorful pigments, and some were decorated with gold.
Improving the taste of tomatoes using GC?MS
The preservation of food at home is a major concern for all consumers. A group of researchers from INRA in Avignon, France, have conducted a study into tomato aroma with the aim of finding the optimum conditions for storage.
When singer/songwriters Josh and Nicole Johnson got married, their married friends in Nashville gave them a piece of advice: One musician should entirely give up his or her career to support his or her partner, or the two should form a duo.
Construction underway for $80 million science centre at Coppin State University
Construction work is underway for the new $80 million Science and Technology Center at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland which is designed by the architectural firm Cannon Design to provide access to cutting edge, high performance sciences and technology education.
Beautiful 'flowers' self-assemble in a beaker
These minuscule sculptures, curved and delicate, don't resemble the cubic or jagged forms normally associated with crystals, though that's what they are.
Artificial forest for solar water-splitting: First fully integrated...
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy 's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis.
National Computational Chemistry Workshop from May 31
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 : To keep students abreast of the latest trends and developments in computational chemistry, Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic Sciences is organising a four-day national workshop on the subject here.
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Prebiotic Chemistry within a Simple Impacting Icy Mixture
We present results of prebiotic organic synthesis in shock compressed mixtures of simple ices from quantum molecular dynamics simulations extended to close to equilibrium time scales.
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CERN Physicists Measure Fundamental Property of Rarest Element on Earth
An international team of physicists at the radioactive-beam facility ISOLDE at CERN have for the first time measured the ionization potential of the rare radioactive element astatine*. The value for astatine, published in the journal Nature Communications, could help chemists to develop applications for the element in radiotherapy, and will serve ... (more)
Novel Soft-Chemistry Route of Ag2Mo3O10A 2H2O Nanowires and in Situ ...
Ultrathin Ag2Mo3O10A 2H2O nanowires were synthesized by soft chemistry under atmospheric pressure from a hybrid organic-inorganic polyoxometalate 2[Mo7O22] and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, DSC/TGA analyses, FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopies, scanning electron microscopy , and transmission electron microscopy .
Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition.
Green Gold: Cornstarch Makes Mining Less Toxic
Most people think of digging when they picture gold mining. That's part of it, but there's more to it than that.
Explosives Next Door Unnerve Towns With Fertilizer Plants
Employees at McKee Lumber Co. in Corsicana, Texas , were discussing last month's deadly blast at a fertilizer plant 50 miles away one recent morning when talk turned to their neighbor: El Dorado Chemical Co .
The Best STEM Toys for Kids of All Ages
As STEM-based products continue to saturate the toy market, parents may be unsure about which toys are best for enriching their kid's creativity and learning in the sciences.
Climate Models Underestimate Cooling Effect Of...
Image Caption: Measurement Station SchmA1 4cke. HCCT 2010 - A ground-based integrated study of chemical-aerosol-cloud interactions at the SchmA1 4cke Mountain in the Thuringian Forest in September/October 2010.
Cellular Garbage Disposals Clean Up
Cells rely on garbage disposal systems to keep their interiors neat and tidy. If it weren't for these systems, cells could look like microscopic junkyards - and worse, they might not function properly.
Titan is probably one of the most interesting objects in the solar system. So why is Titan so cool? Titan really grabbed the attention of scientists after the Voyager spacecraft flew by it during the early 80s.