Life
Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began?
Laboratory experiments have coaxed simple molecules into states that naturally become more complex, hinting at the origins of evolution itself
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Chemistry
Water can turn into a superacid that makes diamonds
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Chemistry
Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process
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Chemistry
Metals can be squeezed into sheets just a few atoms thick
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Earth
Clever chemistry can make rocks absorb CO2 much more quickly
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Chemistry
Carbon-neutral hydrogen can be produced from farm waste
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Health
Wastewater treatment plants funnel PFAS into drinking water
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Mind
Can you and your family solve these mind-bending scientific riddles?
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Health
Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety
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Technology
Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity
Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes
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Physics
Rich biography of Marie Curie shows how she helped women into science
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Chemistry
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for mastering structures of proteins
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Chemistry
Chemists discovered the first new chemical bond in more than a decade
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Environment
Special electrodes can split seawater to produce hydrogen fuel
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