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The almond and peach trees genomes shed light on the differences between these close species
An international team led by researchers has sequenced the genome of the almond tree and compared…
Cut emissions to avert catastrophic sea-level rise: U.N. climate report
Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate…
Aerosols from coniferous forests no longer cool the climate as much
Emissions of greenhouse gases have a warming effect on the climate, whereas small airborne particles in…
Smoothing wrinkles in mice — without needles
In the quest for a more youthful appearance, many people slather ointments on their skin or…
Mosquito eye inspires artificial compound lens
Anyone who’s tried to swat a pesky mosquito knows how quickly the insects can evade a…
Kids in poor, urban schools learn just as much as others
Schools serving disadvantaged and minority children teach as much to their students as those serving more…
Bottom-up synthesis of crystalline 2D polymers
Scientists have succeeded in synthesizing sheet-like 2D polymers by a bottom-up process for the first time.…
Russian spaceship with UAE astronaut blasts off into space
A Russian Soyuz spaceship blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan towards the International Space…
Unravelling an alternative mechanism of airway mucosal immunity
Researchers have identified two key proteins, ASC and NLRP3, in the maintenance of the innate immune…