Новости за 24.06.2019

NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected a brief burp of methane on Mars, and we may be able to confirm the signal because satellites were monitoring the same region

Latest “burp” deepens planetary mystery

2-iodoxybenzoic acid ditriflate can oxidise stubborn hydrocarbons and obstinate polyfluoroalcohols

Chemistry sits atop Northwestern University’s new 12-story interdisciplinary biomedical centre

Antibiotic-resistant microbes may be able to enter the human food chain via plants and vegetables as well as via meat, according to research in mice

The biannual Fen Edge Festival took place midsummer weekend 21-23rd June 2019. As ever, exciting but exhausting with lots of music and other events, stalls, etc. I side-stepped being an official photographer this year in favour of doing a bit more “musical” performance, but I still managed to get a few photos of the birds … Continue reading "Birds of the Fen Edge Festival"

We may now know why Orcas mysteriously meet near Australian every year. Underwater canyons funnel squid to the area making it a perfect feasting spot

Author and chemist Primo Levi was born 100 years ago this July. Philip Ball looks at his chemical and literary legacy – including his books The Periodic Table and If This Is a Man

Report flags drug abuse and tainted blood donations as factors in virus’s spread

Finding could set back efforts to boost the number of migrants

Watching ice crystallize

What makes individual snowflake structures so unique? The tiny differences in temperature and pressure during crystal formation yield singular structures for the flakes. But a truly perfect crystalline order is rare for ice, explains Alexandra Brumberg, who is now a PhD candidate at Northwestern University. This photo was taken when she was an undergraduate at Tufts University. “Single-crystal ice requires pure water—something that is difficult to come by naturally... Читать дальше...

Remains in tartar allow insights into dietary habits, microbiome, and immune system of, for example, Neanderthals