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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 [...]

Auto

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 Bathroom 

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 [...]

Space

Launching Hope to Mars

The Hope spacecraft of the United Arab Emirates’ Emirates Mars [...]

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 [...]