Charities can now begin accessing millions of pounds more in donations thanks to a small shift in how people can donate.
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2020
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How do plants defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms? This is a complex puzzle, of which a team of biologists from the University of Amsterdam has solved a new piece. The team, led by Harrold van den Burg, discovered ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2023
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An exoplanet may seem like the perfect spot to set up housekeeping, but before you go there, take a closer look at its star.
Astronomy
Oct 31, 2019
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In the 21st century, planetary scientists have become increasingly aware that subsurface oceans consisting of liquid water exist within objects throughout the solar system. Because water is a universal requirement for life ...
Space Exploration
Mar 9, 2022
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An international team of physicists have revealed insights into how the very first life-forms made the jump from the non-living to the living world, by mathematically modelling biological states using energy waves called ...
General Physics
Mar 11, 2013
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The increased freshwater from melting Antarctic ice sheets plus increased wind has reduced the amount of oxygen in the Southern Ocean and made it more acidic and warmer, according to new research led by University of Arizona ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2020
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A team of UK scientists has got a step closer to making several different types of plastic much easier to recycle using a method that could be applied to a whole range of difficult-to-recycle polymers, including rubbers, ...
Polymers
Dec 19, 2023
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Scientists have sequenced the genome of the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii, an advancement that could help identify new targets for drugs to treat and prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia, a common and often deadly infection in ...
Biotechnology
Dec 26, 2012
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Light-activated liposomes could help to deliver CRISPR gene therapy—and the method could prove safer and more direct than current methods.
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2020
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Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is an intriguing, alien world that's covered in a thick atmosphere with abundant methane. With an average surface temperature of a brisk -297 degrees Fahrenheit (about 90 kelvins) and a diameter ...
Space Exploration
Jan 4, 2012
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