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Avocados Alter the Distribution of Belly Fat in Women, According to a Controlled Study

Avocados Alter the Distribution of Belly Fat in Women, According to a Controlled Study

According to recent research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and partners, one avocado a day might help women transfer abdominal fat toward a healthier…
Methane to Methanol Conversion (with and without water)

Methane to Methanol Conversion (with and without water)

Chemists have been looking for effective catalysts for converting methane to methanol. Adding water to the reaction can help with some problems, but it also…
Uncovering the Mechanism of Coal Production

Uncovering the Mechanism of Coal Production

According to a team of researchers, the mechanism behind one of the first stages of a coal formation may not be what we thought it…
A New Porous Material with the Potential to Produce Renewable Energy from Water

A New Porous Material with the Potential to Produce Renewable Energy from Water

Hydrogen gas, which is created from water with the help of sunshine, is one potential renewable energy source. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have…
Caesium Cyanide – a Caesium Salt of Hydrogen Cyanide

Caesium Cyanide – a Caesium Salt of Hydrogen Cyanide

Caesium cyanide (CsCN) is the hydrogen cyanide caesium salt. It’s a white solid that’s easily soluble in water, smells like bitter almonds, and has crystals…
Will Smith, Kevin Durant, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs invest in electric boat startup Arc?

Will Smith, Kevin Durant, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs invest in electric boat startup Arc?

Arc, a firm that debuted ten months ago with the goal of electrifying everything on the sea, starting with a $300,000 limited-edition boat, has attracted…
HD 114762 b – a Small Red Dwarf Star

HD 114762 b – a Small Red Dwarf Star

HD 114762 b is a small red dwarf star in the HD 114762 system that was previously thought to be a massive gaseous extrasolar planet.…
Watch A Lava Bomb Gleefully Hurtle Down La Palma Volcano

Watch A Lava Bomb Gleefully Hurtle Down La Palma Volcano

La Palma has been releasing some spectacular news stories recently (did you hear about the dog drone rescue?), and now it has started releasing lava…
World Leaders That Claim Going Green Hurts the Economy Are Stupid Or Liars, Says Arnie

World Leaders That Claim Going Green Hurts the Economy Are Stupid Or Liars, Says Arnie

Arnie is not thrilled with world leaders’ ineffective efforts to combat climate change, and he is not shy about expressing his displeasure. On BBC Radio…
An Atomic-scale Stress Prediction Method has been developed

An Atomic-scale Stress Prediction Method has been developed

When designing aircraft, spacecraft, and other structures, the amount of stress a material can withstand before cracking is critical information. For the first time, aerospace…
The Advantages of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Might Help with Efforts to Cultivate Soils on Mars

The Advantages of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Might Help with Efforts to Cultivate Soils on Mars

When clover plants are injected with symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria and cultivated on Mars-like soils, they grow substantially faster than when they are not. On September…
On Mars, Biofuel is being Produced for Martian Rockets

On Mars, Biofuel is being Produced for Martian Rockets

Researchers have developed a concept for producing Martian rocket fuel on Mars, which could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth. The Georgia…
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