Breaking, a new venture in collaboration with Harvard and the Wyss Institute, is claiming that a new discovery, Microbe X-32, can naturally break down polyolefins, polyesters, and polyamides in just 22 months.
Based on a 2022 study, approximately…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Study finds evidence of Mesoamericans drinking tobacco during healing rituals
A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, has found traces of nicotine in ceramic vessels discovered at the ancient city of Cotzumalhuapa.
Cotzumalhuapa was a Maya polity located near the town of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in southern…
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Proteins without Parents – Chemistry | Weizmann Wonder Wander
When Profs. Joel Sussman and Israel Silman were asked to mentor Chinese students online during the COVID-19 pandemic, the last thing they expected to come out of the experience was highly innovative research on protein evolution that could change…
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Moonshot Provides Blueprint for Future Pandemic Drugs – Chemistry | Weizmann Wonder Wander
An international crowdsourced campaign to discover an anti-COVID-19 drug has created a blueprint for the accelerated, patent-free development of drugs to treat viral threats to humanity. The results of the campaign, COVID Moonshot – co-led by…
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Evidence of prehistoric glue used 20,000-years-ago during the Palaeolithic period
Researchers from UNED and the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) have found evidence of adhesives being used to fasten lithic hunting heads to arrow shafts approximately 20,000-years-ago.
In a paper, published in the Journal of Archaeological…
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Direct evidence of ancient Bronze Age drug use found in Menorca
Human consumption of mind-altering substances can be traced in the archaeological record back to prehistoric times; however, this is based on indirect evidence such as the typology and function of certain artefacts related to their preparation or…
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Shipwrecks reveal origins of metal used to cast the Benin Bronzes
The Benin Bronzes consist of thousands of metal sculptures and plaques which adorned the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, presently located in Edo State, Nigeria.
The objects collectively represent the finest examples of Benin art crafted by…
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500-year-old medicine container has been revealed to contain herbal mixtures
A study of a cattle-horn used a medicine container, has been revealed to contain herbal mixtures used by the Khoi or San people 500 years ago.
The container was discovered in the La vie D’Antan rock shelter, located in the Langkloof mountains of…
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Secrets of Ancient Egyptian mummification materials revealed
A new study, published in the journal Nature, has revealed the types of materials used in Ancient Egyptian mummification.
Back in 2016, archaeologists discovered an embalming workshop at the Saqqara Necropolis, located in the Giza Governorate,…
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Secret of Roman concrete solved
Roman concrete, called opus caementicium, was used in the construction of countless monumental buildings throughout the Roman world.
Researchers have spent decades trying to solve the secret of the ultradurable building material, which has…
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