How did the Andes—the world’s longest mountain range—reach its enormous size? This is just one of…
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Reviewing and evaluating recent electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction with ionic liquids
The increasing CO2 emission as the chief culprit causing many environmental problems could be addressed via…
Decade-long project pushes back the prehistoric timeline in Africa by more than 10 million years
Something as simple as a grass can fundamentally change the understanding of life in the prehistoric…
Composite material can channel mechanical energy in a preferred direction
A research group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science has developed…
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover gets a major software upgrade
The update brings loads of improvements, the most significant being new driving capabilities. Click…
Researchers predict normal hurricane season
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season will see 11 to 15 named storms forming in the Atlantic…
Will ChatGPT replace computational materials scientists?
“ChatGPT is a very impressive tool,” says Zijian Hong, professor at the School of Materials Science…
New look at climate data shows substantially wetter rain and snow days ahead
A key source of information underpinning the upcoming National Climate Assessment suggests that heavy precipitation days…
New study finds tweets can amplify, disrupt, unite and divide
Social media connects people and amplifies different aspects of humanity in good and bad ways. But…
Accountants' tricks can help identify cheating scientists, says new study
Auditing practices from the finance industry can be adapted to identify academic fraud, according to new…