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Chemists recycle shrimp waste as catalyst for hydrogen generation
Flexible spheres of the biomolecule chitosan, made from shrimp waste, can be used for catalysts that…
Wild fruits with higher alcohol content found to be more widely dispersed by mammals
A team of researchers from the University of Calgary, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, the University of…
Plastiglomerates: Study demonstrates artificial rocks from macroplastics threaten ocean health
Plastic waste is a problem on our beaches. Hence, it is largely removed in a coordinated…
An even closer look at the 'doubly magic' tin-100 nucleus
In a new paper published in Physical Review Letters, researchers working at CERN’s ISOLDE facility describe…
Fossil study shows coelacanths thrived in Switzerland after a mass extinction
The study of a new species of coelacanth from the Middle Triassic period, with a strange…
New discovery unveils the ancient marine origins of gar fish
A new species of ancient gar fish that thrived in a marine environment 66 million years…
NASA's TROPICS offers multiple views of intensifying hurricanes
NASA’s newest storm-watching satellites have collected their first views of hurricanes, offering scientists a new tool…
Drawing in the sand at the beach? Our ancestors did the same 140,000 years ago
The urge to draw images in sand, or create sand sculptures, seems to be irresistible, as…
NASA's IXPE fires up astronomers with new blazar findings
The universe is full of powerful supermassive black holes that create powerful jets of high-energy particles,…