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Just Another #ManicureMonday for Women Scientists and Their Dirty Nails
Doing science in the field wrecks havoc on the nails [...]
Animals
Efforts to Bring Back the Caribbean Reef Shark May Become a Conservation Success Story
It carries itself with classic elegance, a nine-foot-long torpedo with [...]
Space
Redefining How NASA Gets into Space
Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, which is part of NASA’s [...]
The Planet
Animals Are Changing Shape to Cope With Rising Temperatures
A thermal image shows a parrot releasing heat through its [...]
Mind & Body
How Jean Bennett Found a Way to Treat Hereditary Blindness in Children
Before Jean Bennett found a way to use gene therapy [...]
Human behavior
What Does It Feel Like to Be Invisible?
Pete McArthur/Corbis What would it feel like to be, in [...]
Animals
Ten Wildlife Photographers Zoom In on Their Favorite Birds
It’s a radiant morning, and the zoo is filled with [...]
Space
The Dangers of Space, Military Rivals and Other New Books to Read
This month’s selections include The Beauty and the Terror, Feasting [...]
The Planet
Is This Weed-Spotting, Yield-Predicting Rover the Future of Farming?
Can a machine be taught to understand the plant world? [...]
Science & Tech
Novel filter uses carbon nanotubes to create new paradigm for dialysis membranes
Wafer-scale vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNT) integrated into a membrane [...]
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New study on the genetic magnetization of living bacteria shows great potential for biomedicine
Experimental strategy used to survey bacterial hosts for heterologous magnetosome [...]
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Nanoparticle vaccine candidate shows promise against emerging tick-borne virus in early studies
Molecular design and biochemical and antigenic characterization of ferritin nanoparticles [...]
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Nanoparticles made from plant viruses could be farmers’ new ally in pest control
Graphical abstract. Credit: Nano Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01684 A new [...]
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Technique for 3D printing metals at the nanoscale reveals surprise benefit
A nanoscale lattice prepared using a new technique developed by [...]
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Gold nanoclusters can improve electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen
Credit: Polyoxometalates (2023). DOI: 10.26599/POM.2023.9140031 As energy demand continues to [...]
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Efficient fuel-molecule sieving using graphene
Credit: University of Tsukuba A research team led by the [...]
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Magnetic bead manipulation in microfluidic chips for biological application
Scientists from Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology reviewed [...]
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Researchers pioneer safe nanocarrier system for treating bacterial infections
Drugs called nucleoside analogs are good at killing bacteria, but [...]
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Researchers challenge long-standing theory guiding nanoparticle treatment of tumors
Nanoparticles drain into intratumoral lymphatic vessels. Credit: Nature Materials (2023). [...]
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How to Identify and Repair a Radiator Leak in 2023
Cooling System Vital: Radiator prevents overheating by circulating coolant through [...]
Home & Garden
10 Ways Hospital Construction Can Go Green
Building a greener hospital has an environmental impact as well [...]
Science & Tech
Gigantic Undiscovered Cave Found in British Columbia
The cave, discovered in the spring of 2018, is located [...]
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How to Identify and Fix a Transmission Fluid Leak
Transmission fluid plays a crucial role in keeping the gears [...]
Home & Garden
5 Best Tools for Cleaning Your BathroomÂÂ
Gloves are a must for this dirty job. Fuse/Thinkstock Vacuuming [...]
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10 Ways to Stop Using Plastic Right Now
Single-use plastic has become so commonplace in our world that [...]
Auto
8 Signs to Identify Bad Fuel Pump Symptoms
Sudden Stall: A faulty fuel pump can cause the engine [...]
Home & Garden
What’s the best way to keep the toilet bowl clean?
The toilet bowl may not stand out in the bathroom [...]
Science & Tech
The Sahara Desert Is Getting Bigger
A boatman pushes his boat through tall grass in overgrown [...]
Auto
Why Won’t My Car Start? Identifying Common Causes in 2023
Battery Troubles: Weak or dead batteries are the top cause [...]
Mind & Body
Detailed Scans of Ancient Human Skull Reveal Structure of the Brain and Inner Ear
Little Foot is one of the oldest known hominins in [...]
Human behavior
DNA Testing Could Identify Litterbugs and Dog Poop Miscreants
In a recent ad campaign, portraits of litterers made from [...]
Animals
Why You Should Grow Native Plants in Your Garden
Having native plants in a garden can create a good [...]
The Planet
When a Natural Disaster Hits, Structural Engineers Learn From the Destruction
Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which [...]
Mind & Body
Scientists Find a Possible Link Between Gut Bacteria and Depression
Scientists studying bacteria in the gut continue to find evidence [...]
Human behavior
10 New Things Science Says About Being a Mom
© Justin Paget/Corbis For all we think we know about [...]
Animals
Explore the Great Outdoors With Photography From U.S. National Parks
In April 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt spent two weeks vacationing [...]
Space
To Make Oxygen on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance Rover Needs MOXIE
An artist’s rendering of the Perseverance rover on Mars NASA/JPL-Caltech [...]
The Planet
The Planet Has Lost Half of Its Coral Reefs Since 1950
A diver swims over a bleached section of the Great [...]
Science & Tech
Nanopore sequencing and DNA barcoding method gives hope of personalized medicine
Illustration of a nanopore reading a DNA sequence and converting [...]