An international team of climate scientists has used climate models to show that some very short-lived…
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Ingestible capsule to address GI tract diseases
Diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal tract diseases can be notoriously invasive and time-consuming: blood and stool lab…
Microorganisms are key to storing carbon in soils, shows new study
According to a study recently published in Nature, microorganisms play a key role in soil carbon…
Researchers shed further light onto zinc homeostasis in cells
A research group has unearthed how zinc transporter complexes regulate zinc ion (Zn2+) concentrations in different…
Funnel-web spider venom varies depending on circumstances, shows study
Scientists studying the most venomous spider in the world have found the venom of some varies…
Sunlight-powered catalyst transforms methane into valuable chemicals
In a concerted effort with collaborators from the University College London, Professor Zhengxiao Guo from the…
Video: Picking up lightsabers for Mars
Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy…
Kanchha Sherpa: The last of the first on Everest
Nonagenarian Kanchha Sherpa is the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary…
Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination
Where once the population of Barcelona drank mostly from its rivers and wells, Spain’s second city…
China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race
China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, in what would be another advance…