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Boosting eco-friendly battery performance using catalysts with unconventional phase nanostructures
The metal-carbon dioxide battery is a promising and environmentally friendly technology, but its energy efficiency is…
30,000 near-Earth asteroids discovered, and numbers are rising
We have now discovered 30,039 near-Earth asteroids in the solar system—rocky bodies orbiting the sun on…
Video: Solar Orbiter speeds toward its next rendezvous with the sun
The ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission arrives at its next close approach to the sun on 12…
Japanese cockroach east-west separation established more than 5,000 years ago
Researchers in Japan have identified different cockroach species based on egg casing impressions in Jomon-era pottery.…
Protecting Mars Sample Return spacecraft from micrometeorites requires high-caliber work
Micrometeorites are a potential hazard for any space mission, including NASA’s Mars Sample Return. The tiny…
How climate change influences paddy soil nitrogen pool in northeastern China
Plant nitrogen (N) acquisition is essential to crop growth and yield. However, how plant N uptake…
Two hits to the mitochondria can cause severe anemia
Mitochondria may seem like small cogs in the complex machinery of the cell, but even little…
Wolf spider's hunting rate may peak at 85 degrees
Since the mid-20th century, ecologists have been studying how the availability of prey affects the rate…
Popular herbicide weakens bumblebees' color vision
Finnish researchers found out how Roundup, a herbicide containing glyphosate, affects the learning and memory of…