Mattresses could emit higher levels of volatile organic compounds during sleep
Hundreds of household items, including furniture, paint, and electronics, emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which at high levels can pose health risks.
Now, researchers reporting...
Scientists find unique, conductive edge states in 2D perovskite materials
Scientists find a new class of 2D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals and cores that are insulating.
These unique properties have...
What happens when you explode a chemical bond?
On bright summer days, the sunlight all around us is breaking bad by breaking bonds. Chemical bonds.
Ultraviolet light shatters the links between atoms in...
‘Dinosaur metal’ may help kill cancer cells
In a recent study, researchers found that a new compound based on iridium can attack the nucleus of cancerous cells when switched on by...
Scientists develop new method for studying early life in ancient rocks
This could also inform the search for life on Mars.
Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces of primordial life in ancient rock...
Red, white but rarely blue – the science of fireworks colors, explained
In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be...
Sugar could make everyday things almost indestructible
The secret to making clothing practically indestructible could be the same thing that makes us grow out of it: sugar.
A new discovery from the...
Scientists grow spiraling new material
With a simple twist of the fingers, one can create a beautiful spiral from a deck of cards.
In the same way, scientists at...
Scientists synthesize healing compounds in scorpion venom
Stanford chemists have identified and synthesized two new healing compounds in scorpion venom that are effective at killing staph and tuberculosis bacteria.
A scorpion native...
One step closer to carbon-neutral fuel
Scientists create an efficient process for converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a key ingredient of synthetic fuels and materials.
The carbon dioxide (CO2) produced...
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Harvard scientists confirm an important cause of grey hair
When Marie Antoinette was captured during the French Revolution, her hair reportedly turned white overnight.
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Scientists find the major cause of autism
In a new study, researchers discovered that autism is 80% reliant on inherited genes.
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This study finds a new cause of autism
Autism affects 1 in 59 children and is 4 times more common in boys than in girls, and it is a developmental disorder.
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These two types of drugs are linked to dementia
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This walking exercise can make older people healthy and fit
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