A newly published series of dates of grape harvest covering the past 664 years is the…
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Synthesis of UV absorbers from cashew nut shell liquid
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany, in collaboration with colleagues from the University…
Right-wing WhatsApp users in Brazil are more effective at spreading disinformation
After Brazil’s 2018 presidential election, international political pundits and journalists wondered if social media platform WhatsApp…
NASA's ECOSTRESS detects Amazon fires from space
NASA’s Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) captured imagery of fires in the…
Paying people to vote could backfire
Last week, voter enrollment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns…
Study finds private school vouchers boost the English scores of poor children in Delhi
A decade-long study co-conducted by University of Arkansas professor Patrick Wolf shows that students in India…
Extreme mangrove corals found on the Great Barrier Reef
The first documented discovery of “extreme corals” in mangrove lagoons around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is…
CERN simulating Jupiter
This test facility at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, was used to simulate the…
Beetle scales hold secret to creating sustainable paint from recycled plastic, research shows
The structure of ultra-white beetle scales could hold the key to making bright-white sustainable paint using…
Toll in Japan rains hit 3, some evacuation orders lifted
The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rose to three on Thursday, as authorities urged…