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Scientists at Harvard have discovered how salts like lithium bromide break down tough proteins such as keratin—not by ...

An organic sulfur compound known as a thioester spontaneously catalyzing the binding of RNA to amino acids may be where it ...

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This trend pushes teens to skip showers or use dubious products in hopes of attracting romantic attention. Here’s what ...

A new vapor-phase method creates solvent-free amorphous organic nanoparticles in a single step, offering precise control over ...

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Corpse plants definitely earn their nickname. Their pungent odors attract not only the carrion insects – beetles and flies normally drawn to decomposing meat – that pollinate the plants, but also ...

Because broccolini shares much of its nutritional makeup with broccoli and kale, it delivers many of the same health benefits. “Nutritionally, broccolini is comparable to broccoli, but neither is ...

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars may have potentially been ...