Old books can be beautiful to look at. But handle with care — they just might be toxic.
The covers of Victorian-era books are already known to sometimes have pigments that contain toxic heavy metals such as lead, chromium and…
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New twist on synthesis technique promises sustainable manufacturing
James Tour’s lab at Rice University has developed a new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating (FWF) that could transform the synthesis of high-quality solid-state materials, offering a cleaner, faster and more sustainable manufacturing…
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Why do researchers often prefer safe over risky projects? Explaining risk aversion in science
A mathematical framework that builds on the economic theory of hidden-action models provides insight into how the unobservable nature of effort and risk shapes investigators’ research strategies and the incentive structures within which they…
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Sick days: Assessing the economic costs of long COVID
A new Yale study finds that the effects of long COVID have caused many Americans to miss extensive work time, and that 14% of study participants reported not returning to work in the months after their infection.
The findings, published recently…
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The asteroid that may have killed the dinosaurs came from beyond Jupiter
Earth’s most famous killer asteroid came from the outer reaches of the solar system, researchers report in the Aug. 16 Science.
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the sea just off Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula,…
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Work-related stress a clear risk factor for sick leave, study finds
Middle-aged women who experience work-related stress have a significantly increased risk of future sick leave, a University of Gothenburg study shows. Lack of influence and conflicts at work are clear stress factors.
The aim of the current study,…
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Cactus Dreams: Revealing the Secrets of Mescaline Making – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
Mescaline, a natural hallucinogen known since ancient times, was not only a favorite of artists and bohemians but also a mainstay of brain research throughout the first half of the 20th century, until it was eclipsed in the 1950s by the much more…
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Climate reporting standards insufficient, must be expanded, say experts
A new paper from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford concludes that current climate standards are not sufficiently incentivising the big picture innovations necessary to deliver net zero, and must be expanded…
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Fracking frenzy in India: A water crisis in the making?
India’s plans to scale up fracking operations without robust regulations could spell disaster for the country’s finely balanced water security, according to research from the University of Surrey.
India is positioning shale gas as a key…
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