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Graphene dust is not harmful, study finds
Graphene-related materials (GRMs) are often used to reinforce polymers. In small concentrations of up to five…
Study sheds light on mechanism of OsIRO3 modulating Fe homeostasis in rice
Iron (Fe) is one of the indispensable micronutrients for plant growth and development. Plants have evolved…
Climate change is coming for your ketchup
Climate change is on track to interfere with tomato production—and could be especially bad news for…
Old Norse settlers traded walrus ivory with Kyiv
Archaeologists had low expectations when excavations started at 35 Spaska Street in Kyiv in 2007. …
Researchers identify key protein in a mechanism that controls the life of proteins
Proteins are existential building blocks of life that also have numerous functions in plants. An average…
Tiny Brazilian frogs are poor jumpers because their ear canals are too small
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Brazil has found evidence…
Nanochannels light the way toward new medicine
To develop new drugs and vaccines, detailed knowledge about nature’s smallest biological building blocks—biomolecules—is required. Researchers…
New luminous quasar detected by astronomers
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new luminous quasi-stellar object, or quasar.…
Who really gets fired over social media posts? We studied hundreds of cases to find out
What you say and do on social media can affect your employment; it can prevent you…