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Coal Vent Bacteria

February 7, 2017

Scientists discover useful biomedical compounds above a smoldering inferno.

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Crowd-sourcing Better Tomatoes

January 27, 2017

Researchers turn to panels of taste testers to identify key flavor chemicals lost during the past 100 years of commercial tomato breeding.

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Plant Drug Factories

December 27, 2016

Stressing out plant cells can coax them into revealing medically-useful chemistry.

Read morePlant Drug Factories

Deep Diamonds

December 20, 2016

The world’s biggest diamonds are helping scientists uncover the secrets of earth’s deep mantle.

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Designer Cement

December 15, 2016

What microscopic crystalline shapes yield the strongest, most durable cement?

Read moreDesigner Cement

Carbon Monoxide Antidote

December 14, 2016

Researchers develop the first fast-acting antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Read moreCarbon Monoxide Antidote

Artificial Dog Nose

December 5, 2016

Researchers reverse engineer one of nature’s greatest sniffers.

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Fruit Flies & Beer

December 2, 2016

Beer owes its distinctive aroma to fruit flies.

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Transdermal Drug Delivery

November 9, 2016

Cold plasma may open up the skin to no-needle drug delivery.

Read moreTransdermal Drug Delivery

Ivory Forensics

November 8, 2016

Chemical analysis of poached ivory reveals that elephant slaughter is massive and recent.

Read moreIvory Forensics

Genetically Modified Odors

October 4, 2016

Scientists modify microbes to produce some unusual fragrances.

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Raindrop Fossils

September 29, 2016

Raindrop impressions, preserved for 2.7 billion years, reveal clues about the early Earth's climate.

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Tooth Enamel

September 20, 2016

A 3D map of the structure of tooth enamel may help scientists protect it, and even imitate it.

Read moreTooth Enamel

Fungi Battery Recycling

August 26, 2016

Developing fungi that help to recycle old batteries.

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Tree Ring Clocks

August 25, 2016

Spikes in radiation caused by historic solar flares could help archaeologists precisely date ancient events.

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Cold Organic Molecules

July 7, 2016

Scientists propose a chilly start to the molecules that form the basis of all life.

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Helium Reserves

July 4, 2016

A new discovery in Africa may ease concerns about a global helium shortage.

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Better Shampoo Bottles

June 27, 2016

Materials scientists develop a way to easily remove excess shampoo, conditioner, and laundry detergent from plastic bottles.

Read moreBetter Shampoo Bottles

Glowing Slime

June 16, 2016

Glowing blue slime from the sea could be useful in biomedical research.

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Pluto’s Surfaces

April 6, 2016

New research reveals that frozen nitrogen flows across the surface of Pluto.

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Cactus Water Filter

March 24, 2016

The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.

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Pluto’s Big Discoveries

March 23, 2016

A trickle of data from the New Horizons spacecraft is building into a flood of new findings.

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Tomato Power

March 16, 2016

Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.

Read moreTomato Power

Insect Wings & Vision

March 15, 2016

Futuristic eye implants could fight microbes with structures that mimic the bacteria ­busting wings of insects.

Read moreInsect Wings & Vision
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