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A team of researchers forced bacteria to create carbon-silicon bonds, and their experiment showcases why life on our planet chose carbon.
This will make electric car drivers in Siberia very happy.
Don't be so quick to say no.
The ancients often got it wrong about science -- but they weren't that far off.
Quartz is cherished for its properties, but I'm not talking about magic.
Secrets don't stay buried for long in the face of science.
Modern science explains how an ancient ritual worked.
The world is facing a water crisis. This novel technique not only provides freshwater but also an important building-block for batteries.
It's not every day you meet someone who poops solid gold -- but today is one such day.
Ah, alcohol. The basis of any sound science.
By the year 2020, it is predicted the marijuana science industry will be employing about 300,000 individuals.
Why spread your seed across the Earth when you can spread it across space?
This new study -- it's really cool.
Everyone's gotta eat!
Bronze Age people used space weapons. Well, a few of them did.
Who doesn't love a good meal?
The warmer temperatures seen in latter years helped keep its size in check.
Turns out, planet farts are just like ours, but with chlorine!
They're the guys that tell proteins "freeze!"
Nanoscience just got a whole lot more interesting.
Psilocybin has repeatedly shown promise in treating some mental issues -- this might usher in a new age of testing.
The same method could be applied for juices, wines, or even drugs.
Currently only works with blue light, but they're working on fixing that.
Sweet.
Results would be conveniently transmitted to your smartphone.
The stakes have never been so tiny.
This U.S. flag is only a couple nanometers wide or thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
It's the first frog known to be fluorescent.
A new solution proposed by researchers in Germany and Spain is so elegant and effective that it might revolutionise water purification.
A key molecule in tire production that's typically sourced from petroleum was made for the first time using biomass.
This is molecular surgery.
This could be a game changer for storing renewable energy like wind or solar.
Along with oxygen, it set the stage for life as we know it.
Not so noble after all.
The process takes 30 minutes and is 10 times faster than previous methods.
It was made from strands made of over 190 atoms coiled around a triple loop which crosses itself eight times.
This molecule doesn't play by the rules.
In January, four new elements were introduced to the periodic table, but they didn't have a name. Now, they will be officially added to the periodic table, with proper names.
And its discovery happened by accident, too.
This really is the future.
Tiny gears to start a huge revolution.
Finally!
The best of both worlds
Researchers went full blown MacGyver with this nanotech water purifier.
Of course, it could just be The Government covering up. Spooky stuff.
Who needs curtains when you can flip a switch and insta-magically change your windows' opacity.
Someone is celebrating St. Patrick's early this year.
Blacking out from alcohol is a bit more complicated than you might think.
Human trials for the vaccine formulation will begin after the current pre-clinical studies are completed.
But maybe our neighbour wasn't always so red-faced after all.
