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Go deep enough underground in northern Ontario and the surrounding rock is more ancient than nearly everything on the surface of this planet. Approximately a billion years old. Gneisses and granites that predate complex life, that predate the oceans as we recognize them, that have been quietly lying in the dark, engaging in chemical processes, […]
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Somewhere in the foothills of South Korea’s Hapcheon province, in a slim valley where a stream flows sporadically, small rounded stones are buried twenty centimeters beneath the gravel. To a casual hiker, they appear unremarkable. However, to Jaesoo Lim and his colleagues at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, they represent something profoundly […]
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Matt Clark first envisioned the notion of collecting biological substances from the air as a ‘quirky idea’ during his time at the Earlham Institute (EI) in Norwich, UK. Over the last 12 years, in collaboration with Richard Leggett at the EI, he has honed this concept, resulting in the development of a portable air sampling […]
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Magnetic surfaces can influence spin selectivity, leading to varied reaction rates for enantiomers. The identification of this interaction between mirror molecules and magnetic fields might elucidate the origins of homochirality on Earth and early life, particularly concerning prebiotic peptides and RNA. Most biomolecules display a singular handedness – typically, natural amino acids possess L symmetry, […]
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Ihtesham Ali, with his notable following on Twitter, has stirred discussion with his views on historical scientific milestones, this time focusing on Ibn al-Haytham’s contributions. Ali claims that Ibn al-Haytham, an Arab intellect confined to house arrest in Cairo around 1011, not only devised the scientific method but also transformed the comprehension of vision through […]
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By subjecting the exterior of a reaction vessel to an alternating electric field, chemists have significantly decreased the time required to produce various metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). The scientists responsible for this advancement report that this straightforward technique shortens reaction durations to under an hour, eliminating the necessity for heat or supplementary catalysts. Traditionally, chemists create […]
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Last week, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed intentions to take British Steel into public ownership, with the goal of ensuring the sustainability of one of the country’s last major steel manufacturers. This move came after the government’s April 2025 acquisition of British Steel’s Scunthorpe facilities from the Chinese company Jingye to avert the shutdown […]
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