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"If we can increase the strength of wood, we may start seeing more major constructions moving away from steel and concrete to timber," says the team.
A most surprising connection.
E. coli may cause food poisoning, urinary tract infections, or intestinal infections.
Global audit found the company responsible for over 11,000 pieces of plastic collected during a full day cleanup.
In two years, the rainforest could start becoming a savannah
Unlike most of us, rats seem to find driving relaxing. A team of U.S. scientists reports training a group of rats to drive tiny vehicles around in exchange for treats (Froot Loops cereal). The team found hormonal cues suggesting that the animals found driving around to be relaxing, maybe even fun and enjoyable. The findings […]
A major milestone in the global effort to eradicate all poliovirus strains.
Crustaceans are just as good as some mammals at spatial learning.
Energy storage company Highview Power has announced its intention to build a cryogenic energy storage facility in the north of England, a first for the U.K. A decommissioned power plant will be converted to house the cryobattery, according to Highview Power. After completion, the installation will have a 50 MW/250 MWh capacity (roughly as much […]
Google claims that its quantum processor solved a problem in 200 seconds, whereas a normal machine would have taken 10,000 years.
Researchers found that the extinction event from 66 million years ago coincided with a sharp drop in the pH levels of the oceans—which indicates a rise in ocean acidity.
They can lead to serious health harms in kids and adults
Sick of plastic waste? So are these researchers.
It would requiere more land to produce the same amount of food
Judging by the findings, I should be completely drug-resistant forever.
The researchers plan to search for compounds (or existing drugs) that can kill the new parasite efficiently.
The UK offically enters the race to build the world's first fusion power plant -- but many things can happen in 20 years.
A new hybrid material could radically improve aircraft performance.
Report shows strategies used by companies to confuse public on climate crisis
Lidar is proving its remarkable potential more and more.
Rising concern about climate change has spurred a flurry of Silicon Valley biotech startups focused on plant-based alternative meats.
Who said size doesn't matter?
Russian navy finds five new islands previously hidden by glaciers
Mice first, then humans.
Burning things takes a lot of water.
“This is an important step towards relieving the burden of this deadly disease."
The aye-aye is the craziest primate out there -- and it just got a lot more interesting.
Bottoms... up?
Bacteria that cause ulcers and gastric cancer are becoming increasingly resistant to our antibiotics.
Silly me, I thought they were the ideal fuel period.
When sexual selection favors the loud.
The size of the turbine and the length of the blades are key to reduce the impacts
Global renewable energy capacity will rise by 50% in five years’ time
A milestone in e-commerce... and the imminent age of robot overlords.
These findings will have unprecedented implications for the next space mission to Titan.
The set lets you build three dinosaur skeleton models
A vivid reminder that political decisions have acute consequences on our health.
Oof.
The embryos successfully grew fetal structures in female mice uteruses.
"It's traveling so fast it almost doesn't care that the Sun is there."
Hurricanes + earthquakes? Scientists have described a new geophysical phenomenon.
What doesn't kill you makes you swole.
Mucus contains sugars that can interfere with bacteria’s communication and behavior, a new study found.
Gotta go fast.
When life takes your corals away, print more.
Grumbling about the youth is as old as time itself. But it turns out this effect is trait-specific and mediated by memory.
None of the 34 top-selling sweetened children's drinks met expert health recommendations.
Gargantuan beasts had unique ways to escape heat.
Small changes just aren't gonna cut it -- we need big, societal changes, at every level.
More people are choosing to buy larger and more polluting cars
