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A study of women born in the Netherlands between 1812 and 1874 adds to the evidence that the daughters of older mothers may be slightly less fertile

A biologist tracking a 4-metre-long python in Australia warned local residents to be on their guard – but one woman woke to find the snake trying to eat her

Commercial molten-salt and gas-cooled reactors to be built within 7 years

The hepatitis C drug that made waves when first launched – quicker to work and with fewer side effects than existing drugs, but it came with a hefty price tag

Stony Brook University professor could be first female Ph.D. chemist elected to House of Representatives

Head of the chemistry department at Stony Brook University in New York is locked in a tight race for a seat in the House of Representatives

As agency rushes to deliver final count, report recommends independent monitoring for quality

New study links ocean temperatures to dry spells years later

The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability promises the biggest reform since Reach

The Catocala moths are a group of relatively large moths in the family Erebidae. They are often known as “underwing moths” because of the intriguing colours and patterns of their hindwings, which are usually hidden from view under the forewings while the moths are at rest and only revealed either in flight or when the … Continue reading "Catocala Underwings"

New evidence questions the Alder endo rule of simple Diels–Alder reactions

Solidarity fails to find mortality benefits in four treatments—but the global trial itself wins praise

Small, small walls

The tiny building blocks that form this crumbly wall are silver nanocubes just 75 nm tall. This raises the question, How did anyone stack these tiny, tiny cubes so cleanly? We have Harshal Agrawal and Erik Garnett to thank for that. The duo, a PhD researcher and a professor, respectively, at the University of Amsterdam, started by creating a sort of ink that consists of ethanol with nanocubes floating around inside it. After dropping the ink onto a surface, the researchers... Читать дальше...

Macromolecular crowding and high pressure can influence catalytic activity

Solid Power sends out sample cells made with a sulfide-based solid electrolyte

Carbon, sulfur, and hydrogen-based material has no electrical resistance, but its structure remains a mystery

Neutralizing antibodies for the new coronavirus can be classified into 4 distinct groups to help treatment design, researchers say