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Researcher: Just 3 Nobel Prizes cover all of science—how research is done today poses a challenge for these awards
I’ve been primarily an experimental chemist—the kind of person who goes into the laboratory and mixes…
Using nickel foam to enhance the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered important devices for powering movable equipment, but there are still some…
New model describes synchronized cilia movement driven by border regions
What do the crowd at a football stadium, the feet of a centipede, and the inside…
A search for links between two of the universe's most spectacular phenomena has come up empty—for now
Every so often, astronomers glimpse an intense flash of radio waves from space—a flash that lasts…
Here's how to fix Australia's approach to soil carbon credits so they really count towards our climate goals
Australia’s plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 relies heavily on carbon credits. …
We should find extraterrestrial life within 60 light-years if Earth is average, professor claims
In 1960, while preparing for the first meeting on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), legendary…
Is it life, or is it volcanoes?
Astronomers are working hard to understand biosignatures and how they indicate life’s presence on an exoplanet.…
Newly engineered CRISPR enzyme for editing DNA could improve patient treatment
A new CRISPR-based gene-editing tool has been developed which could lead to better treatments for patients…
Researchers reveal genetic and evolutionary characteristics of tricotyledony in sand rice
Known as a pioneer herb on the moving sand dunes of Central Asia, sand rice has…