Analytical Chemistry May 14, 2024

Researchers develop increasingly sustainable methods for dissolving gold, silver and copper from recycled materials

Waste from computers and cell phones, solar panels and other discarded electronics are becoming an important source of noble metals alongside mining. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed sustainable dissolution ...

Evolution May 13, 2024

Long-term study finds organic farming leads to adaptations in the genetic material in plants

Plants adapt genetically over time to the special conditions of organic farming. This has been demonstrated in a long-term study conducted at the University of Bonn.

Earth Sciences May 14, 2024

2023 was the hottest summer in 2,000 years, study finds

Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past 2,000 years, almost 4°C warmer than the coldest summer during the same period.

Evolution May 14, 2024

Study supports theory that humans evolved the ability to run long distances to capture prey

A pair of anthropologists, one with Trent University, in Canada, the other with the University of California, Davis, in the U.S., reports evidence in support of a theory that humans developed the ability to run long distances ...

Ecology May 14, 2024

Mosaic grassland landscapes are the most beneficial in terms of ecosystem services, Swiss study finds

Grass, clover and herbs are the foundation of Swiss agriculture: Two-thirds of Switzerland's agricultural land is grassland, much of which is barely suitable for arable farming. Vast areas of grassland are to be found primarily ...

Earth Sciences May 13, 2024

Chemical analysis of natural CO₂ rise over the last 50,000 years shows that today's rate is 10 times faster

Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice.

General Physics May 14, 2024

Model suggests subluminal warp drives may be possible

A team of physicists from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Advanced Propulsion Laboratory at Applied Physics, in New York, has developed a model that shows it might be possible to create a subluminal warp drive.

Planetary Sciences May 14, 2024

Astronomers discover WASP-193b, a giant planet with a density similar to that of cotton candy

An international team led by researchers from the EXOTIC Laboratory of the University of Liège, in collaboration with MIT and the Astrophysics Institute in Andalusia, has just discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily low-density ...

Materials Science May 14, 2024

An easy pill to swallow—new 3D printing research paves way for personalized medication

A new technique for 3D printing medication has enabled the printing of multiple drugs in a single tablet, paving the way for personalized pills that can deliver timed doses.

Analytical Chemistry May 14, 2024

Chemists succeed in synthesizing a molecule first predicted 20 years ago

The first and the best-known metallocene is "ferrocene," which contains a single iron atom. Today, sandwich complexes can be found in many inorganic chemistry textbooks, and the bonding and electronic structure of metallocenes ...

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