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50-foot ‘king of the serpents’ may have been the biggest snake to ever live

Researchers discovered the giant snake’s 47 million-year-old fossils in India. [...]

Animals

‘Unusual’ beaver die-off in Utah caused by ‘rabbit fever,’ which can also infect humans

At least nine beavers and a vole have been found [...]

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Researchers develop photoactivatable nanomedicine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers a clinical solution by utilising non-toxic [...]

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Durable, inexpensive electrocatalyst generates clean hydrogen and oxygen from water

Natural clay magadiite containing silicon (Si) was heated in a [...]

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CRISPR-powered optothermal nanotweezers

Successive microscope frames showing the process of gold-nanoparticle containment, release, [...]

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Biomimetic crystallization for long-pursued –COOH-functionalized gold nanocluster with near-infrared phosphorescence

The total structures of Au25a (a), Au25b (b) and Au25c [...]

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Nano-sized cell particles are promising intervention tool in treating infectious diseases, says study

Mechanism of extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated SARS-CoV-2 inhibition. Credit:ACS Nano (2023). [...]

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Researchers triple carbon nanotube yield for LEDs, solar cells, flexible and transparent electronics

Schematic representation of hydrogen’s effect in CO-based CVD synthesis of [...]

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Is graphene the best heat conductor? Researchers investigate with four-phonon scattering

Spectral and mode contribution. (a) Spectral contributions to κ of graphene [...]

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Next-gen computing: Hard-to-move quasiparticles glide up pyramid edges

A colorized atomic force microscopy image of a silicon dioxide [...]

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Investigating and fine-tuning the properties of ‘magic’ graphene

The two graphene layers are twisted relative to one another [...]

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Study shows the ability of some molecules to modify the surface of nanoparticles

AI-generated image of nanoparticles. Credit: Universitat Rovira i Virgili Nanoparticles [...]

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Roman Ruins Discovered Underwater in Tunisia

Archaeologists recently discovered more than 50 acres (20 hectares) of [...]

Home & Garden

How to Fix Drywall Holes

Fixing small and large holes in drywall is pretty easy [...]

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NOAA’s Argo Program Has Been Observing the Oceans for Two Decades

A NEMO float, which is part of the Argo program, [...]

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9 Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide

It’s well known that hydrogen peroxide can be used for [...]

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11 Pretty Awesome Facts About the Pacific Ocean

The views of the Pacific Ocean don’t get much better [...]

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How Often Should You Wash Your Coffee Cup?

You’d better wash your coffee cup — with soap and [...]

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Why Solar Geoengineering Should be Part of the Climate Crisis Solution

The sun illuminates layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, as viewed [...]

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How to Get Rid of Rats

There’s a reason why rats are so hard to get [...]

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What’s the Difference Between a Cave and a Cavern?

Tourists watch spouts inside the Tenglong Cave on Aug. 17, [...]

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How To Use a Pressure Washer

What could be more satisfying than watching the dirt wash [...]

Mind & Body

Scientists Assemble Frog Stem Cells Into First ‘Living Machines’

A “living machine” containing frog stem cells in a new [...]

Human behavior

Are Oysters an Aphrodisiac?

Still Life with Fruit, Oysters, and Wine by Everhart Kuhn, [...]

Animals

Inside Elephant Seal Pups’ Race to the Depths

A female elephant seal rests with her pup on the [...]

Space

The Wonder of Avi Loeb

Abraham Loeb knows how improbable it is that he’s here. [...]

The Planet

Climate Change Threatens Important African Coastal Sites

The House of Slaves on Senegal’s Island of Gorée is [...]

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As the World Faces One of the Worst Flu Outbreaks in Decades, Scientists Eye a Universal Vaccine

Each year, people need to get a new flu shot [...]

Human behavior

Fall in Love With Cannibalism This Valentine’s Day

In nature and in human history, cannibalism is actually quite [...]

Animals

Humpbacks Have Rebounded in This Spot Decimated by Whaling

Ringed by dramatic mountains, Cumberland Bay, on the coast of [...]

Space

A Monumental Portrait of NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson Crops Up in Atlanta

While most artists measure their artworks in inches, Stan Herd [...]

The Planet

Five Places to See Trilobites in the United States

A fossilized Modocia typicalis trilobite from Utah Layne Kennedy/Getty Images [...]

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Research demonstrates ability of thermostable nanoparticle design platform to tackle viral infections

ADDomer COVID vaccine. Credit: University of Bristol / Imophoron New [...]

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Laser-induced hydrothermal growth for electrocatalytic applications

Laser-induced hydrothermal growth (LIHG) can occur in the ambient atmosphere [...]

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Nanodiamonds can block tumor metastasis in mice, study shows

Effect of treatment with carbon nanodiamonds on the growth and [...]

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Applying semiconductor manufacturing principles to optoelectronic devices

This graphic shows how the Lewis acid treatment, p-type doping, [...]

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Creating 3D-printed materials that shrink more precisely

Concept and schematic of the pick and place process for [...]

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Engineering non-precious metal electrocatalysts for cost-effective and environmentally responsible water splitting

The target of the study,FeSnCo0.2SxOy/NF (green line), requires less voltage [...]

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A theoretical approach to ferroelectricity in hafnia-related materials

Ferroelectric domains expected in hafnia. a) shows the tetragonal (t) [...]

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Study unveils shape-configurable MXene-based thermoacoustic loudspeakers with tunable sound directivity

A shape-configurable MXene-based TA loudspeaker with directivity-tunable sound generation. a) [...]