Life is about thermodynamic extremes. When scientists first began formulating the Laws of Thermodynamics and talking…
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COVID-19 to push a half-billion people into poverty
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half…
Fine-tuning magnetic spin for faster, smaller memory devices
Unlike the magnetic materials used to make a typical memory device, antiferromagnets won’t stick to your…
Coronavirus: Why a blanket ban on wildlife trade would not be the right response
The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have been linked to a “wet” market in Wuhan,…
Sweet as: The science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes
Researchers have discovered the basic science of how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in response to…
Newly emerged enterovirus-A71 C4 isolates may be more virulent than B5 in northern Vietnam
Researcher have found a new sublineage of enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) C4 subgenotype with two possible recombinant…
Stuttering DNA orchestrates the start of the mosquito's life
There are large parts of the DNA that are not used for making proteins. This is…
Critical protein in cancer treatment-related heart damage
Researchers showed that a protein named FOXO1 plays a critical role in heart damage resulting from…
To make or to break: Novel reversible technique produces acyl fluoride using rare metal
Acyl fluorides are organic compounds that contain a fluorine atom in their structure. These compounds have…
NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts arrived Thursday for their mission aboard the International…