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A black hole almost 900 million miles away consumes part of an orbiting star every time it gets too close

Former department chair Ting Guo has been on leave since 2021

Harvard professor was known for contributions to chemical biology, natural products, antibiotics research

Artificial intelligence is superior to humans at numerous tasks, but it is still vulnerable to human biases

Invertebrate monitoring data from 1990 to 2018 show that protected areas in Britain are losing species at the same rate as unprotected areas

A friend over on Mastodon was telling us how it’s been dull and gloomy in her hometown for 15 days on the trot. That’s miserable, it’s not easy jumping out of bed with any kind of enthusiasm when the day ahead looks dull and grey. She wanted some advice on how to break through the … Continue reading "Being a ray of sunshine even when it is dark and dull outside"

Early modelling suggests the world’s climate could shift to an El Niño pattern towards the end of 2023, which is likely to increase the global average temperature

Well, this has been a pretty good week (other than that whole range hood thing). I hope that you had a good week, and a great weekend. See you on Monday! 

Via CBS Chicago: 

LASALLE, Ill. (CBS) -- It took five hours to bring a fire under control at a chemical plant in the small city of LaSalle on Wednesday afternoon.

The fire was still smoldering for several more hours after that in the city of less than 10,000...

...The fire sent plumes of thick, colorful smoke billowing into the air as if a volcano were erupting. Residents were told to stay in their homes for safety.

The fire started around 9 a.m. at Carus LLC in LaSalle, about 80 miles southwest of Chicago. Читать дальше...

Testing the biodegradability of plastic through citizen science

‘Superatomic’ cousin of graphene is made of linked fullerene subunits, and could spawn designer nanomaterials

Variations in technique and speed can mean the difference between life and death

But the agency will update its gender identity question in a massive demographic survey

New probes will examine origins of COVID-19 pandemic and research ties to China

But doubts remain about whether cell reprogramming technique could one day help humans

Fat on the outside of chocolate may be key for its mouthfeel, suggesting that fat content could be reduced in the centre without compromising the sensation

Rare disease M&A’s, on-site enthusiasm mark 2023 meeting

Early shutdowns and supply chain issues disrupt science at Europe’s research facilities

The pair will develop therapies to treat diseases of the central nervous system

Adding extra salt to a rubbery polymer creates a safer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries

CSB also identifies hundreds of serious incidents in the last 2.5 years