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There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds

Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.

Japanese university professor taught students how to produce MDMA, risks up to 10 years in prison

Japanese Breaking Bad? Not really -- this time it's about science, not profit.

New method spots counterfeit food and medicine for cheap, by filming how it freezes

Be sure to post it on Instagram, too! #lunch #realfood

Breakthrough could double energy density of lithium-ion batteries

A new polymer incorporated into Li-ion batteries could dramatically improve their performance.

Slightly-tweaked microbe could create plastics from a common plant waste material

Lignin’ on a dream!

New upcycling process for PET could finally nudge us into cleaning the seas

I do like cleaner seas.

New process could capture CO2 and make it coal again

"Poetic justice" comes to mind.

Future Moon colonists could produce water from regolith and sunlight

Drink up!

Laser-induced graphene foam gains new super powers

Graphene aline can be challenging to work with on its own, but composites are already functional.

Irish dirt might cure the world of (most) multi-drug-resistant bacteria

Dirt me uuuuupppp.

Lung-inspired device produces clean fuel from water

We don't think about breathing -- but it's a complex process that could help us one-day make hydrogen gas more efficiently.

Thawing Canadian Arctic permafrost is releasing "substantial amounts" of mercury into waterways

In the Canadian Arctic, mercury isn't rising only in thermometers.

Purple bacteria turns sewage waste into clean energy

We're flushing valuable untapped energy down the toilet.

Researchers call for ban on a widely-used pesticide: it impairs brain development

Y'ouch.

Scientists find natural combo to keep pastries looking delicious for a long time

Two of my favorite things combined: pastry and science.

Newly-developed fuel can store solar energy for up to 18 years

It's like a battery, but flowy. And it works with heat.

Natural batteries formed Mars' organic carbon

Still no aliens. But this is definitely a cool find!

Bricks grown from your urine make for greener houses, plumper crops

A story that has some 'ew' -- but definitely a lot of 'wow', too.

Gas released by human body could indicate a movie's age rating

A movie theater's air is literally packed with the audience's tension -- and we can use that to measure a suitable age rating for the film.

Synthetic wood is fire and water resistant

It's also as crush-resistant as natural wood.

Planetary rings are surprisingly chemically-rich, paper reports

The findings raise some interesting questions about these beautiful structures.

With a few cheap changes, your smartphone can now detect lead contamination in water

Smartphones can be turned into a water quality sensor, too.

Some bacteria can 'hibernate' through antibiotic treatments, new paper finds

When in doubt, hibernate.

New bio-synthetic circuits can teach old cells new tricks -- such as killing cancer

The work has only been tested in the lab but, so far, the results are encouraging.

Scientists show how plants communicate -- and it looks amazing

I could watch these videos all day.

Semi-artificial photosynthesis points the way to a viable hydrogen economy

A little help from life goes a long way.

Newly-devised molecule might help people quit smoking by blocking nicotine break-down

An... unusual take on the issue, to say the least. But in theory, it should work.

A palace-city in Iraq produced its own ornamental glass a thousand years ago

They were clearly skilled glass-makers.

Blood for universal transfusions might be sourced from gut bacteria

Well, not literally -- but they'll help!

Novel nanocomposite material might prevent shipwrecks from rotting

The technique is being trialed on the English warship Mary Rose.

Scientists spot traces of titanium in scorching hot planet's atmosphere

The planet is almost as hot as the Sun.a

Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere

This could be big.

Nanoparticle treatment developed to scrub water clean of oil pollution

Nobody likes oil in their water.

Novel material can change under the right light, to be either strong or self-healing

Neat trick.

Comet 67P harbors oxygen molecules as old as the Solar System

I wonder if it smells stale.

The Milky Way seems to be full of toxic 'space grease'

The universe is stickier than scientists used to think.

Denying cancer cells one key amino acid might destroy treatment-resistant tumors

Attack the enemy where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

Scientists build chemical weapon detector with Lego

Gruesome chemical weapons can be detected with the help of children's toys.

An AI recreated the periodic table from scratch -- in a couple of hours

Nerd.

White paint might be causing a lot of Type 2 diabetes, preliminary research finds

White may hide a dark secret.

U.S. Army designs more powerful, less toxic explosive to replace TNT

Sometimes you just have to blow stuff up!

Scientists see rise and fall of civilizations in Greenland ice sheet

The more money you used, the emissions you produced, and that can be traced back -- back to Greenland.

Cloud-free exoplanet provides best evidence of sodium in planets outside our solar system so far

A cloudless exoplanet has become a benchmark for astronomers to gauge sodium content in alien worlds.

Despite their violent impacts, asteroids could still deposit water on Earth

Ever wondered where the water you drink truly comes from?

Scientists devise new, cheaper way to manufacture graphene

A new step forward that might make graphene mainstream.

Scientists crack the eggshell nanostructure, finding what makes it so strong

The findings are important for food safety, but also materials science.

Banana-sourced cellulose could level up our ice creams

NaNaNaNa, banana to the rescue!

Termite royalty wear chemical crowns to bedazzle their subjects

Bow down, plebs.

'Magic angle' allows stacked graphene sheets to work as both insulator and superconductor

It means that we could one day build amazing electronics with graphene.

Slowing Down Cancer by Activating the Circadian Clock

New research suggests we can target body clock genes to prevent tumors.