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The good side of carbon monoxide
Most people think of carbon monoxide as harmful, and with good reason—the colorless, odorless gas sends…
Turning up the heat to create new nanostructured metals
Scientists have developed a new approach for making metal-metal composites and porous metals with a 3-D…
Yeasts in nectar can stimulate the growth of bee colonies
Researchers from KU Leuven have found that the presence of yeasts can alter the chemical composition…
Innovative hearing protection may protect military working dogs
Military working dogs played a vital role in the recent raid and death of ISIS leader…
Government integrity holds key to tackling corporate corruption—study
Government leaders must set a good example to the business community if they want to eliminate…
Want more women and minorities in STEM? Address social oppression in the classroom, says new research
Ninety-nine percent of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in the U.S. require some form…
Machine-learning approach helps discover new ways of controlling spatial organization of induced pluripotent stem cells
Model organs grown from patients’ own cells may one day revolutionize how diseases are treated. A…
Dog and sheep bones help injured pigeons fly again
Sheep and dog bones can be whittled into orthopedic pins that stabilize pigeons’ fractured wings, helping…
Icebergs as a source of nutrients
Sea creatures, whether large or small, need nutrients. The supply mechanism delivering these nutrients is very…