Aloe vera is a well-known plant species from the genus Aloe used throughout the globe in wide range of products from creams and soaps to drinks and over-the-counter products. The genus Aloe has been used in traditional medicine ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2023
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Bacteria are small but tough organisms, partly because their cells are enclosed by a protective cell wall skeleton. Professor Felipe Cava and his team at Umeå University in Sweden and collaborators at Harvard Medical School ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 2, 2022
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University of Delaware disaster researcher A.R. Siders said it's time to put all the options on the table when it comes to discussing climate change adaptation.
Environment
Jun 18, 2021
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With the summer heat becoming increasingly unbearable and prolonged due to climate change, the cooling load in the summertime has also been on the rise. Insulation is currently the primary solution for blocking heat from ...
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2020
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Using ground motions generated for a range of simulated magnitude 9 earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, researchers are testing how well reinforced concrete walls might stand up under such seismic events.
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2019
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In the search for sustainable materials, the day-to-day structures of plants could help replace polluting materials and plastics with ones that are less detrimental to our environment.
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2018
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Apple's new flagship store on Michigan Avenue is going up for sale and could fetch at least $170 million.
Business
Mar 23, 2018
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You have three to five pounds of bacteria living in and on your body right now. That's some 38 trillion bacteria, researchers estimate. Your immune system has to manage all of them, sorting out the good from the bad bugs.
Biochemistry
May 24, 2017
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Dr. Ruta Miniotaite of the University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, has conducted a series of investigations on how various destructive factors affect painted building walls. According to Miniotaite, the external surface ...
Engineering
May 28, 2015
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Online retail colossus Amazon.com plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in New York ahead of the year-end holiday season, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Business
Oct 9, 2014
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