Forensic chemist Jan Halámek once again has found an innovative use for human sweat—this time to…
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A more efficient way to turn saltwater into drinking water
Water scarcity is a major problem across the world. “It affects every continent,” says Amir Barati…
Is there dark matter at the center of the Milky Way?
MIT physicists are reigniting the possibility, which they previously had snuffed out, that a bright burst…
Mammoth field fires up Norway's oil industry
Under yellow metal legs stretching beneath the sea, billions of dollars lie buried. As the world…
World's oldest artwork uncovered in Indonesian cave: study
An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world’s oldest figurative…
Volcanoes an ever-present, if usually distant danger
The eruption of an island volcano in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty killed up to 16…
California commission lists yellow-legged frog as endangered
There’s new hope for an endangered California frog that has vanished from half of its habitat. …
NRL-camera aboard NASA spacecraft confirms asteroid phenomenon
A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory-built camera mounted on the NASA Parker Solar Probe revealed an asteroid…
Local traditional knowledge can be as accurate as scientific transect monitoring
New research from a cross-organisational consortium in the Amazon has found indigenous knowledge to be as…
Advancing frozen food safety: Cornell develops novel food safety assessment tool
New research funded by the Frozen Food Foundation developed a modeling tool to assist the frozen…