Volatility surprises arise in removing excess hydrogen

Sometimes during catalytic hydrogenation, the partially hydrogenated products become volatile, melting and evaporating away before they…

Gut microbes can protect against high blood pressure

Microbes living in your gut can help protect against the effects of a high-salt diet, according…

Rising inequality charted across millennia

Researchers have found that the arc of prehistory bends towards economic inequality. In the largest study…

Potential mediator for social memory formation

The ability to form long-term social memories is essential for remembering faces and developing social bonds.…

Tuning the optical, photocatalytic properties of so-called carbon dots

The optical and photocatalytic properties of so-called carbon dots can be precisely tuned by controlling the…

After cooking, biofortified corn and eggs retain nutrient needed to prevent blindness

Fortified and biofortified foods are at the forefront of efforts to combat vitamin A deficiency worldwide.…

SSTL to build Canadian satellite constellation

Vancouver-based UrtheCast contracts UK firm SSTL to build a series of satellites to image Earth every…

How a tiny sea animal feeds itself, and the ocean

Dime-sized ocean organisms thought to graze on any particles in their path are actually picky eaters,…

The roots of inequality: Researchers chart rising inequality across millennia

Researchers at Washington State University and 13 other institutions have found that the arc of prehistory…

Pluto’s hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected

The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the…