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Ammonia as a clean fuel: 'Do not create a new nitrogen problem,' says researcher
Ammonia has been feeding the world for decades as a fertilizer and is now rapidly emerging as a carbon-free fuel for shipping and industry. But if we focus only...
Deep under Antarctic ice, a long-predicted cosmic whisper finally breaks through in 13 strange bursts
A detector buried deep in Antarctic ice has captured the first experimental evidence of a predicted but never-before-seen phenomenon: radio pulses generated whe...
Can warning videos blunt misinformation? What a 12-country test found
The internet and social media platforms have given rise to a rising wave of misinformation, with many users now posting fake news, AI-generated photos or videos...
Why did Clovis toolmakers choose difficult quartz crystal? New study offers clues
Quartz crystals are difficult to knap due to size, hardness, and crystalline structure, making them a "low-quality" raw material. However, the Clovis people of...
Bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance, experiment suggests
Financial bonuses are often used to motivate employees to meet targets and boost productivity. But do they actually work? New research from Tilburg University s...
Microfluidic device tracks cell 'squishiness' faster and more reliably than standard methods
Researchers from Brown University and their collaborators have developed a new way to measure the properties of cells—an important development, they say, becaus...
Fluorescent probe lights up centrioles and cilia in living cells across species
Scientists at EPFL have developed CenSpark, a fluorescent probe that makes centrioles and cilia visible inside living cells, helping researchers study cell divi...
More shearwaters are washing up dead on Australian beaches. It's not due to 'natural' causes
You might know the short-tailed shearwater and sable shearwater by the common name "muttonbirds." These two species of seabird breed on islands off southeastern...
Venice is sinking. We analyzed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it
Venice has coexisted with the sea throughout its 1,500-year history, perhaps better than any other city on Earth. Yet over the past century it has flooded incre...
When the rain comes, some NYC subway riders stay home. Scientists are now mapping exactly who, and where
On a sweltering August afternoon or in the teeth of a winter storm, New York City subway riders make a quiet calculation: Is the trip worth it? A new study publ...
Catalysis App: Structured research data for developing sustainable catalysts
Catalysis—the reduction of activation energy in a chemical reaction by a catalyst—plays a key role in the chemical industry, as well as in the development of su...
Before dinosaurs vanished, a hamster-sized mammal was already shaping what survived next on the Pacific Coast
Mammals and dinosaurs coexisted on Earth until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago killed 75% of life on the planet. Despite the devastation, some animals...