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Study shows hazardous herbicide chemical goes airborne
“Dicamba drift” — the movement of the herbicide dicamba off crops through the atmosphere — can…
Proof-of-concept study advances potential new way to deliver gene therapy
Researchers say they have successfully used a cell’s natural process for making proteins to ‘slide’ genetic…
Ozone hole continues shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA scientists say
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 8.9 million square miles (23.2 million…
Batteries without critical raw materials
The market for rechargeable batteries is growing rapidly, but the necessary raw materials are limited. Sodium-ion…
Unveiling the dimensionality of complex networks through hyperbolic geometry
Reducing redundant information to find simplifying patterns in data sets and complex networks is a scientific…
New era of two-dimensional ferroelectrics
A research team reviews the emerging field of 2D ferroelectric materials with layered van-der-Waals crystal structures,…
Diabetes-causing gene can be regulated like a rheostat
Researchers have found a switch that regulates the activity of HNF1A, a gene that causes diabetes.…
Trunk dexterity explained: Scientists decipher facial motor control in elephants
Elephants have an amazing arsenal of face, ear and trunk movements. The trunk consists of far…
Sedentary lifestyle and sugary diet more detrimental to men
A new study shows that short-term lifestyle changes can disrupt the response to insulin of blood…