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New copper coating could be the next superbug fighter
A new copper coating that kills bacteria quicker and in greater amounts than current formulations could…
Uncontrolled debris from Chinese space rocket could crash back to Earth as soon as Saturday
Uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket could come crashing back to Earth as soon as Saturday,…
Data from elephant seals reveal new features of 'the Blob' marine heatwave
The North Pacific Blob, a marine heatwave that began in late 2013 and continued through 2015,…
Promising evidence of deuterium forming into a metallic state at high pressure
A trio of researchers at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission has shown promising…
Levels of 'forever chemicals' reaching Antarctica have been increasing
New evidence from Antarctica shows that toxic ‘fluorinated forever chemicals’ have increased markedly in the remote…
Costs of amphibian and reptile invasions exceeded US$17 billion between 1986 and 2020
Invasions by amphibians and reptiles—when species spread beyond the regions they are native to—are estimated to…
Researchers discover sophisticated mechanism that bacteria use to resist antibiotics
Researchers have discovered a significant and previously unknown mechanism that many bacteria use to resist antibiotics. …
Scientists discover new 'origins of life' chemical reactions
Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than it does today, devoid of life…
New method of controlling qubits could advance quantum computers
Quantum computing, a field that relies on the principles of quantum mechanics to calculate outcomes, has…