An unprecedented study by EPFL researchers spanning three cities—Geneva, Lisbon and Ljubljana—has revealed how, over the…
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A possible end to 'forever' chemicals
Synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyls, or PFAS, contain bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms…
Why are workers getting smaller pieces of the pie?
It’s one of the biggest economic changes in recent decades: Workers get a smaller slice of…
Students' genes cannot accurately predict educational achievement
Pupils’ genetic data do not predict their educational outcomes with sufficient accuracy and shouldn’t be used…
Anthropologists find a mother's social status improves her children's health
What drives people seek to high social status? A common evolutionary explanation suggests men do so…
Does your horse cough? Perhaps it has asthma
University of Adelaide researchers are investigating the frequency of equine asthma and risk factors for its…
Breakthrough made toward more powerful particle accelerators
An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has for the first time demonstrated the ionization…
A novel technique to produce cheaper and more efficient chlorine
Chlorine is one of the most widely used industrial chemicals in the world today, with 75…
Climate change could threaten sea snails in mid-Atlantic waters
Climate change could threaten the survival and development of common whelk—a type of sea snail—in the…
Scientists visualize the structure of a key enzyme that makes triglycerides
The first structure of a lipin enzyme, which carries out an important step in the production…