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Major class of viruses reveals complex origins
Comparing a living cell to a virus is a bit like comparing the Sistine Chapel to…
NRL pigment package for ships slows discoloration, lowers solar temperature load
A pigment package designed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to slow discoloration of the exterior…
Scientists take step toward more efficient fuel refining processes
Researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocesses Technology (QIBEBT) in China have made headway…
Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of seawater
As populations boom and chronic droughts persist, coastal cities like Carlsbad in Southern California have increasingly…
Multi-state switchable stationary phase opens new doors in chiral separation
The concept of chirality can be challenging for the layperson, with “chemical handedness” seeming a very…
Scientists discover material that can make solar cells more efficient
Researchers at Siberian Federal University, together with colleagues from the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden),…
Research finds shale natural gas development impacting recreationists
As the Trump administration opens millions of acres of once protected land and coastline for oil…
Citizen scientists offer ray of hope
Volunteer snorkelers and scuba divers have been helping capture images of reef manta rays to better…
Climate change alters tree demography in northern forests
The rise in temperature and precipitation levels in summer in northern Japan has negatively affected the…