New Ways to Preserve Rice, the World’s Most Important Grain
Like people, plants have their own ways of coping with stress. Scientists are developing plans for how plants can reduce their own stress in order…
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Hypervitaminosis
Vitamins are necessary for the regulation of many metabolic and biologic activities in the human body. Overconsumption and prolonged use of pharmaceutical forms of both…
Now, Household Aerosols Emit More Hazardous Smog-Causing Chemicals than all UK Vehicles Combined
According to new research, household aerosol items now generate more dangerous volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollution than all the automobiles combined in the UK.…
First Evidence of X-rays from Uranus
Only one spacecraft has been to Uranus. NASA’s Voyager 2 gathered much of its critical information about the mysterious planet, including its rings and moons,…
Arctic Persistent Organic Pollution is Caused by CFC Replacements
According to a recent study, substances used to replace ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) can be just as harmful as their forerunners. The Montreal Protocol, a global…
Using Star-shattering Explosions to Measure the Universe
What is the size of the universe? It’s one of astronomy’s fundamental questions. We can estimate a diameter by looking for the farthest observable point…
Coinbase’s Difficult Q1 Results Complicate Market for Crypto Startups
The erratic price swings of crypto assets were observed earlier this week by TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, which also forecasted Coinbase’s results later this week may…
Citizen Scientists See an Auroral Arc Evolve Into the Mysterious STEVE
A narrow band of dancing lights ranging in color from white to mauve that bends across the sky marks the unexplained Strong Thermal Emission Velocity…
Berlin’s Gethenry Breaks into Last-Mile Delivery E-Bike Scene With $17.4M Seed
Berlin-based GetHenry, a startup that offers last-mile delivery bikes powered by electricity to couriers and logistics firms, has secured $17.4 million (€16.5 million) in a…
Benford’s Law Is A Mathematical Mystery, But We Use It All the Time
We want you to come up with a set of data. For preference, a huge one. It need not be random; for instance, it may…
Acoustic Levitation Breakthrough after Scientists Create Self-Correcting Levitation Device
Using sound waves to make items hover has been proposed in the past. Research has supported this, but as you might assume, this requires a…
The Rocky Shells of Water-ice planets are dissolved by Deep Oceans
Experiments in the laboratory provide insights into the processes that occur under extreme pressure and temperature conditions on distant worlds. What happens deep beneath the…
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