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Q&A: A new Nobel laureate describes the development of quantum dots from basic research to industry application
The Nobel Prize in chemistry for 2023 goes to three scientists “for the discovery and synthesis…
Unveiling the potential of soybeans for enhanced nutrition
In a study published in the Journal of Integrative Agriculture, researchers from the Chinese Academy of…
New climate maps predict major changes in vegetation by end of century
A multinational study seen in Scientific Data and led by KAUST reports that the global climate…
From meerkat school to whale-tail slapping and oyster smashing, how clever predators shape their world
In the 1980s a single humpback whale in the Gulf of Maine developed the “lobtail feeding…
Cleaning up Australia's 80,000 disused mines is a huge job—but the payoffs can outweigh the costs
Newly announced closures of Glencore’s copper and zinc mines in Mt Isa will add to a…
Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts
Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi…
Chemists, engineers craft adjustable arrays of microscopic lenses
They number in the thousands, light striking the phalanx of lenses arrayed on a face in…
Two groups look at the economic viability of mining asteroids
Two teams of economists have conducted economic assessments of mining asteroids—one of them is a trio…
Biodiversity can rebound after bushfires, but recovery lags in severely burnt areas
Extreme fires drove biodiversity declines despite overall resilience after the 2019–2020 Black Summer bushfire season in…