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Analytical Chemistry Jun 24, 2024

First chemist in history may have been a female perfumer—how the science of scents has changed since

Perfume making dates back at least 3,000 years—to the time of Tapputi-belat-ekalle, who is considered the first chemist in history. What we know about her comes from inscriptions on fragments of clay tablets dating back ...

Environment Jun 20, 2024

Tropical Storm Alberto dissipates over central Mexico after heavy rains killed 4

Tropical Storm Alberto, the season's first named storm, weakened Thursday as it moved inland over northeast Mexico after bringing heavy rains to parts of the parched region and leaving at least four dead.

Archaeology Jun 11, 2024

The Singapore Stone's carvings have been undeciphered for centuries—now, researchers are trying to crack the puzzle

If you pay a visit to the Singapore Stone, displayed at the National Museum of Singapore, you might be disappointed. That's because the inscription—carrying an unknown writing system transcribing an unknown language—is ...

Condensed Matter Jun 11, 2024

A strikingly natural coincidence: Researchers find heating gallium nitride and magnesium forms a superlattice

A study led by Nagoya University in Japan revealed that a simple thermal reaction of gallium nitride (GaN) with metallic magnesium (Mg) results in the formation of a distinctive superlattice structure. This represents the ...

Economics & Business Jun 10, 2024

Study reveals complex dynamics of philanthropic funding for US science

Private philanthropy has long been a key source of funding for U.S. scientists, particularly as government support has failed to keep pace with the rising cost of research.

Bio & Medicine May 16, 2024

Nanocarriers loaded with DNA relieve back pain, repairs damaged disk in mice

Disk-related back pain may one day meet its therapeutic match: Gene therapy delivered by naturally derived nanocarriers that, a new study shows, repairs damaged disks in the spine and lowers pain symptoms in mice.

General Physics May 13, 2024

Manufacturing optimized designs for high explosives

When materials are subjected to extreme environments, they face the risk of mixing together. This mixing may result in hydrodynamic instabilities, yielding undesirable side effects. Such instabilities present a grand challenge ...

Planetary Sciences May 11, 2024

Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite positioning systems.

Environment Apr 29, 2024

Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it

Last year's snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, a new study found.

Agriculture Apr 23, 2024

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van's rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields across Long An province in southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta: It isn't entirely flooded.

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