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Robots can improve agriculture, but old laws stand in the way
Agricultural robots are capable of working around the clock to help farmers produce food. However, laws…
Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body's natural immune defense
In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists in Sweden have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free…
Plant-based jet fuel could reduce emissions by 68%
Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can…
Disabled children still face exclusion in PE. Here's what needs to change
Children between the ages of five and 18 should do a minimum of 60 minutes of…
How San Diego grew into a magnet for Nobel-quality talent in science
She lived in England during the age of Dickens, taught school in Illinois as America expanded…
Next-generation telescopes could detect the direct collapse of enormous black holes near the beginning of time
The first black holes to appear in the universe may have formed from the direct collapse…
Study: Fish camouflage better without friends nearby
It’s like a half-hearted dress up party: gobies don’t camouflage completely when in groups, new research…
Long-term experiment shows warming slows microbes' growth
In a first-of-its-kind warming experiment, researchers at Northern Arizona University found that microbes growth rate decreased…
Exotic magnetic states in miniature dimensions
We are all used to the idea that simpler units in nature interact to form complex…