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Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

Chemistry

Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

Here's what we know so far about the cause of the massive blast in the port area of the city of Beirut, Lebanon, on 4 August

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How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

Health

How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

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Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

Physics

Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

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Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

Video

Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

Video

Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

Technology

Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

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Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Life

Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Features

Soil earthy smell

Life

Soil gets its smell from bacteria trying to attract invertebrates

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Space

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Culture

Putorana plateau and mountains in Siberia, Russie

Earth

Rock peeling off continents may have triggered biggest mass extinction

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Bubble popping

Physics

We've figured out why bubbles make a 'pop' sound when they burst

A number of difference forces are involved in producing sound when a bubble pops, and the exact noise depends on the chemical properties of the soap film

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Physics

Radioactive review: A reimagining of Marie Curie's luminous legacy

Culture

Definition

States of matter

Definition

Chemical elements

Definition

Moles