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Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory
August 7, 2019
The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemical reactions that ultimately gave rise to the first cells.

UK food safety company partners cannabis producer
August 5, 2019
Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cannabis producer with the aim to help eradicate carcinogenic toxins in cannabis-based products.

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 2)
August 5, 2019
Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In the second of a two-part feature on the subject, Rationally CEO Kristin Lindquist_ explains...
Astronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Forensics, Geology, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Physics

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 1)
July 29, 2019
Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In the first of a two-part feature, Gerhard Noelken from The Pistoia Alliance explains that...

In his element
July 29, 2019
We spoke to astrobiologist Robert Hazen whose new book, Symphony in C, draws parallels between carbon and music to help explain why the element is so essential to understanding cosmic...
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Soil Science, Volcanology

Ozone smog will get worse with climate change
July 25, 2019
Rising temperatures due to climate change will increase concentrations of ozone in the air to dangerous levels, according to a new study.

Algal biofuels face diverse pathogens
July 24, 2019
DNA analysis of a predatory bacterium has revealed a much higher level of genetic diversity than previously thought, posing a threat to the algae biofuel industry.

Reproducibility crisis
July 23, 2019
Inadequate reporting, variability in reagents and the pressure to publish all contribute to the reproducibility crisis that is affecting life sciences…
Atmospheric Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Condensed Matter Physics, Drug Discovery, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Soil Science

Joshua tree faces extinction
July 17, 2019
Climate change could be responsible for the near extinction of Joshua trees by the end of this century.

Water droplet
July 15, 2019
This amazing image – Crack Patterns I, by Thomas Séon – shows a water droplet falling onto a silicon substrate at -36°C...

