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Residues on pottery from two 7000-year-old sites in China suggest early farmers developed two different ways to brew alcoholic drinks

Asian elephants have shown that they can judge quantities – the amount of seeds in a locked bucket – just by using their extremely sensitive sense of smell

Young blood has mysterious powers to improve cognition in older animals. Two proteins that boost structures in neurons seem to be behind the effect

The discovery of an ancient collection of tools suggests that our ancient ancestors began using stone tools on a regular basis about 2.6 million years ago

Marine methanol factories could produce fuel from seawater and carbon dioxide

Water Photo Contest

The ACS Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition in San Diego will explore all things water. To celebrate, Chemistry in Pictures is accepting entries for a water-themed contest in partnership with the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement until July 3. We’ll be looking for high-quality entries with a splash of creativity that help demonstrate scientific concepts. For more details and to submit now visit the submission form, or submit via Instagram or Twitter... Читать дальше...

One of the most important organisations in astronomy has waded into the row about SpaceX's global internet Starlink satellites ruining observations of the night sky

Ban had been prompted by U.S. trade sanctions against Chinese company

Loss of gene knocked-out by rogue geneticists found to be linked with higher mortality in human genome database

The world's first CRISPR babies were given a mutation thought to cause resistance to HIV. But a new study suggests this mutation may also shorten lifespan

A study in mice suggests human gut bacteria breakdown many drug treatments - a finding that could explain why drugs are less effective in some people

Short bursts of app-guided meditation several times a day has been found to improve performance on memory and attention tasks in a study involving 40 adults

Quantum leaps are generally assumed to be instantaneous, but researchers have figured out how to intercept them midway, which may be useful in quantum computing

Updated guidelines from cOAlition S funders draw mixed reactions from scientists and publishers

Humble sponge could one day be a DNA-snaring machine

Gray-haired, heavily male membership votes in historic bylaw change permitting members to be ousted for misconduct

Recommendation to cut tuition fees could leave science departments struggling

Study computes diatomic bond orders across the periodic table and reveals new bonding insights

Geochemical clues from the Cretaceous period reveal the final days of the terrible lizards

Asian elephants can discriminate food quantities using only their trunk

Organometallic complexes for photoactivated chemotherapy