Iridium-catalyzed Z-retentive asymmetric allylic substitution reactions

In synthetic organic chemistry, Z-olefins are a challenging synthetic target to produce in the lab due…

Researcher uses machine learning to classify stellar objects from TESS data

A game of chess has 20 possible opening moves. Imagine being asked to start a game…

The time to take low-carbon transition risks seriously is now

On February 19, the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, the United States, will rejoin the Paris…

Depression in male mice passed down to offspring in RNA

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China has found that depression in male…

NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to land on Mars and look for life

On 18 February, NASA’s Perseverance rover will land on Mars, where it will look for signs…

'Gamechanger' drug for treating obesity cuts body weight by 20%

One third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than…

Family ties explain mysterious social life of coral gobies

The strange social structure of tiny fish called emerald coral gobies may be explained by family…

Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression

Scientists report the first evidence that, not short-term stress, like a series of tough college exams,…

NASA-Led Program Provided Young African Americans Career Training

NASA provided skills training for African Americans in the 1960s. Click here for original…

Ancient bone sheds light on Slav alphabet history

An inscribed cow bone dating back to the seventh century proves that Germanic runes were the…