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A Novel Fingerprint Test Can Tell Those Who Have Taken or Handled Cocaine Apart
Biology

A Novel Fingerprint Test Can Tell Those Who Have Taken or Handled Cocaine Apart

Even after washing one’s hands, an experimental fingerprint detecting method can detect cocaine residues on human skin. The test is also capable of determining if…
According to a Study, Demolishing Abandoned Homes Does Not Reduce Local Crime
Social Science

According to a Study, Demolishing Abandoned Homes Does Not Reduce Local Crime

Cities all throughout the country have been looking for methods to increase neighborhood safety, and in recent years have suggested that destroying vacant homes is…
Researchers Create New-to-Nature Enzymes with a Stronger Approach
Chemistry

Researchers Create New-to-Nature Enzymes with a Stronger Approach

Long-standing problems in synthetic chemistry can be solved by engineering enzymes to carry out processes not found in nature, such as converting plant-based oils into…
What the Voyager Space Probes Can Teach Humanity about Immortality and Legacy As They Sail Through Space for Trillions of Years
Astronomy

What the Voyager Space Probes Can Teach Humanity about Immortality and Legacy As They Sail Through Space for Trillions of Years

The human-made object Voyager 1 is the farthest away from Earth. It is currently over 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar…
The Astronomical Study That Proved a Strange Passage of the Bible May Actually Be True
Astronomy

The Astronomical Study That Proved a Strange Passage of the Bible May Actually Be True

“Sun, stand motionless [Hebrew dôm] in Gibeon, and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon,” says a verse in the Bible. And the Sun remained motionless,…
Planets Around Two Stars Probably Didn’t Form Like Those in Our Solar System
Astronomy

Planets Around Two Stars Probably Didn’t Form Like Those in Our Solar System

Astronomers have gained fresh insights into how planets develop thanks to observations of a young binary star system. Planetary disks are cyclically sloshed about by…
It’s Time to Really Get To Know Your Feline Friend Better
Plants and Animals

It’s Time to Really Get To Know Your Feline Friend Better

We understand. You adore your feline companion. Your cat isn’t like any other. Your cat is, in reality, a member of your family. Your four-legged…
Researchers Create a Faster, Cheaper Method for Continuous Amine Production
Chemistry

Researchers Create a Faster, Cheaper Method for Continuous Amine Production

A quicker and less expensive method for generating hindered amines, a class of compounds used as building blocks in goods ranging from medicines and agrochemicals…
High-Altitude Rocket Engine Exhaust Pollution Enters the Atmosphere of Earth
Physics

High-Altitude Rocket Engine Exhaust Pollution Enters the Atmosphere of Earth

Commercial spaceflights by firms like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic have popularized the use of reusable space technology to increase space transportation at a reduced cost.…
Researchers Create a Strategy to Avoid Lethal Hospital Infections without Antibiotics
Medical

Researchers Create a Strategy to Avoid Lethal Hospital Infections without Antibiotics

You might not think a hospital or medical facility is the best place to catch a bad illness. Yet, every year, about 1.7 million Americans…
Easy and Versatile Synthesis of Lactone Molecules Made Possible by New Method
Chemistry

Easy and Versatile Synthesis of Lactone Molecules Made Possible by New Method

Dicarboxylic acids are readily available and inexpensive compounds. Scripps Research chemists have developed a process to convert these chemicals into lactones, which have the potential…
Ancient Pompeii Victim’s Genome Sequenced For the First Time Ever
Other

Ancient Pompeii Victim’s Genome Sequenced For the First Time Ever

Scientists have mapped the genome of a guy who died on a dreadful day in 79 CE when Mount Vesuvius showered wrath down on Pompeii.…
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