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Inventing the Color Purple… By Accident
Purple, as a color, is so rare in nature that its own scarcity led to its own notoriety…
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
As suburbs encroach on farmland, residents’ risk of exposure to farm chemicals rises. Carly Hyland Cynthia Curl, Boise…
Thalidomide survivors are receiving an apology for the pharmaceutical disaster that changed pregnancy medicine
Luke Grzeskowiak, Flinders University and Hannah Jackson, University of Technology Sydney Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver a…
MIT Geologists Discover Powerful Carbon-Trapping Ability of a Clay Mineral
At a Glance MIT geologists have made a fascinating discovery about a clay mineral called smectite on the…
Scientists Successfully Grow Dolomite in Lab, Solving Geology Mystery
At a Glance Researchers from the University of Michigan and Hokkaido University have successfully grown dolomite, a common…
How Do You Make Wood Bulletproof?
Wood isn’t exactly known for its ability to protect whatever is behind it, but scientists still need to…
Is There Any End to Our “Cow Emissions” Problem? (And Can Seaweed Help?)
With approximately 1.5 billion cows on Earth, one for every five people, their contribution to climate change through…
New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce single-use plastic waste
Single-use plastics. Anton Petrus/Moment Katherine Harry, Colorado State University and Emma Rettner, Colorado State University Hundreds of millions…
Does chicken soup really help when you’re sick? A nutrition specialist explains what’s behind the beloved comfort food
A bowl of chicken soup typically contains protein, vegetables and soothing broth. Westend61 via Getty Images Colby Teeman,…
Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won’t bleed this unique species dry
Horseshoe crabs in spawning season at Reeds Beach, N.J., on June 13, 2023. AP Photo/Matt Rourke Kristoffer Whitney,…