Most European Union countries reduced carbon dioxide emissions last year, estimates showed Wednesday, marking a turnaround…
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New York Times adds more digital subscribers, shares climb
Share of the company that owns The New York Times rose Wednesday after the publisher reported…
Creating a global map of the protein shape universe
Proteins can provide a detailed look inside the human body and how it protects itself from…
Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches
Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from 20th-century nuclear bomb tests has reached the deepest parts…
A war is brewing over lithium mining at the edge of Death Valley
A small Cessna soared high above the Mojave Desert recently, its engine growling in the choppy…
Soaking up pharmaceuticals and personal care products from water
Medications excreted in the urine or dumped into the toilet can end up in the water…
Understanding the power of honey through its proteins
Honey is a culinary staple that can be found in kitchens around the world. Humans have…
Mining microbial treasures from toxic sites
Filled with a noxious brew of copper, cadmium and arsenic, with a pH rivaling that of…
Behold the mayo: Experiments reveal ‘instability threshold’ of elastic-plastic material
Arindam Banerjee, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, studies the dynamics…
Why some red wines taste ‘dry’
Wine connoisseurs can easily discriminate a dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, from a fruitier…