In the mid-1950s, domesticated cats in Minamata, Japan mysteriously began to convulse and fall into the…
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Should the international community protect the Amazon?
If Brazil won’t stop them, then perhaps others should step in? Click here for…
In a twist, Colorado asks EPA to lower state's air rating
Colorado took the unusual step of inviting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to downgrade the air…
Putin rebukes officials over space delays
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday gave a dressing down to space officials on a visit to…
Evidence suggests rare deer lived 50 years beyond 'extinction'
A rare deer species that lived in central Thailand might have come back from the dead—without…
Combating prison recidivism with plants
A study out of Texas State University attempted to determine the number of available horticultural community…
How to spin a disk around young protostars
How do stars and planets form? Scientists are now one step closer to pinning down the…
Sum of three cubes for 42 finally solved—using real life planetary computer
Hot on the heels of the ground-breaking ‘Sum-Of-Three-Cubes’ solution for the number 33, a team led…
Metabolic engineering method succeeds in producing 1,2,4-butanetriol sustainably from biomass
A more environmentally-friendly and sustainable method of producing the useful chemical 1,2,4-butanetriol has been discovered. The…
Nanoparticles in lithium-sulphur batteries detected with neutron experiment
Lithium-sulphur batteries are regarded as one of the most promising candidates for the next generation of…