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Why don't evergreens change color and drop their leaves every fall?
It’s autumn in the Northern Hemisphere—otherwise known as leaf-peeping season. Now is when people head outside…
Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words
Politics can predict the TV shows we watch, the shops we frequent and the places we…
Waste plastic converted into filtration membranes
In a world that seems to be drowning in plastic bottles, recycling this waste into useful…
How rat-eating monkeys help keep palm oil plants alive
Found as an ingredient in many processed and packaged foods, palm oil is the most widely…
Bans on rebuilding in disaster-prone areas ignore homeowners preferences—raising costs works better
As California’s wildfire season intensifies, a growing number of residents in the state want to ban…
Infrasound from underwater volcano erupting shows formation of gigantic bubbles
A team of researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Alaska has found…
The secret of classic Belgian beers? Medieval super-yeasts
An international team of scientists led by Prof. Kevin Verstrepen (VIB-KU-Leuven) and Prof. Steven Maere (VIB-UGent)…
Porous polymer coatings dynamically control light and heat
Buildings devote more than 30% of their energy use to heating, cooling, and lighting systems. Passive…
It takes two—a two-atom catalyst, that is—to make oxygen from water
The search for sustainable approaches to generating new fuels has brought scientists back to one of…