Chemists develop new method to create chiral structures

Some molecules exist in two forms, such that their structures and their mirror images are not…

Expanding large-scale agriculture is escalating flooding in the largest South American breadbasket

A new study revealing that huge expansions of extensive large-scale agriculture is making the South American…

Gullies on Mars could have been formed by recent periods of liquid meltwater, study suggests

A study led by Brown University researchers offers new insights into how water from melting ice…

Domestic cats' noses may function like highly efficient gas chromatographs

Scientists have found the secret to felines’ finesse at sniffing out food, friends and foes. A…

Virus-like transposons cross the species barrier, study shows

Scientists have known for decades that genes can be transferred from one species to another, both…

Strategic investments in five countries hold the key to tackling climate challenges in livestock production: Study

To address the climate crisis, a paradigm shift in the global livestock sector is not an…

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been hanging over Germany for weeks

Huge wildfires in Canada have destroyed millions of hectares of forest, displaced more than 100,000 inhabitants…

New silica-based adsorbent developed for selective separation of radioactive strontium from acidic medium

Prof. Huang Qunying’s team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of…

Promotion of simple behaviors such as recycling plastic can lead to climate-related, sustainable behaviors

Professor Kerrie Wilson, from the QUT Center for Environment, said there was some concern that performing…

Study finds ear shape is as accurate as fingerprints for identification

International researchers have compared the external ears of more than 1,400 people of multiple nationalities and…