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Online celebrations recognize the 50th anniversary of Earth Day

Brian Clegg discovers what a six-membered silicon ring can tell us about alien life

They’ve already studied how far penguin faeces can fly! But what’s the penguin’s internal pressure?

Allotmenteers growing courgettes on their plot might be thankful if they stockpiled loo roll during lockdown as it has emerged that a batch of Mr Fothergill’s zucchini seeds may contain seeds that will grow into toxic hybrid plants. The courgettes that grow from these hybrids contain high concentrations of a natural plant steroid called cucurbitacin … Continue reading "Revenge of the toxic zucchini"

Astronomers have long been puzzled by the faint young sun paradox, which says the sun would not have been bright enough in the past to keep Earth warm. Now it seems the moon may have helped

Researchers have created microrobots that swim under the influence of a magnetic field, by coating sperm cells with iron nanoparticles. The spermbots could one day be used to deliver drugs to hard-to-reach areas in the body.

To fight the raging U.S. pandemic, researchers need to better understand its uneven burden

China plans to cooperate with international studies to explore theories about how the new coronavirus jumped into humans and ignited spread of COVID-19

Flipping between isomers allows harvesting and storage of ambient heat for months

The book designed to fill the reader with awe at the natural world, accessible to all ages and scientific backgrounds

Core from Hercules Dome could contain 150,000-year-old record

Forecasters should not have been rebuked for correcting Trump’s claim that Alabama lay in hurricane’s path, report concludes

Braven Environmental and Encina will build plants in Virginia and Texas, respectively

Asymmetric sheets with chiral voids rapidly distinguish enantiomeric mixtures

Saudi Arabia to build world's largest plant for green hydrogen as the UK plans a big blue hydrogen project

Novavax will earn $1.6 billion for its vaccine and Regeneron $450 million for its antibodies

is that guy wearing sandals?

I suspect most Sciencebase readers are not particularly interested in my songwriting process, but I’ve been posting different strands of my songs, snaps, and science for so long now that if you’re still with me, then you’re still with me and I thank you for your patience and loyalty! Anyway, I talked about the process … Continue reading "Is that okay tonight?"