After helping develop a new approach for organic synthesis—carbon-hydrogen functionalization—scientists at Emory University are now showing…
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Climate change could trigger more landslides in High Mountain Asia
More frequent and intense rainfall events due to climate change could cause more landslides in the…
NASA finds a stronger Tropical Cyclone Uesi near New Caledonia
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the South Pacific Ocean and found a stronger Tropical Cyclone Uesi…
Researchers discover new arsenic compounds in rice fields
University of Bayreuth researchers, together with scientists from Italy and China, have for the first time…
Cairo car drivers exposed to dangerous levels of pollution, new study finds
Car drivers in Cairo are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, finds an unprecedented new…
Dancing matter: New form of movement of cyclic macromolecules discovered
Polymers are long molecules made from periodically connected molecular building blocks called monomers. Some polymers occur…
They were once domestic pets, then natural selection made dingoes wild
Believed to have been pets at one stage in their evolution, the origins of the Australian…
Teacher race and gender bias: Perceptions of students' approach to learning affects grades
A recent study, co-authored by a University of Notre Dame professor, shows how educators’ racial and…
Bolivia: Contribution of Indigenous people to fighting climate change is hanging by a thread
Earth’s forests oxygenate the atmosphere and store vast quantities of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2). But research…
What we learned from dinosaur teeth in North Africa
As dinosaurs go, Spinosaurus is one of the most recognizable: a predator with sharp claws, a…