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Aboriginal Australian artists use plant exudates, such as resins, for their artworks. A team has now used X-ray technology to reveal insights into the molecular structure of plant samples from centuries ago.

Plastic upcycling processes continue to be advanced by a recently developed catalyst.

Scientists have succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of climate protection.

Silicone wristbands have been used to track firefighters' exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds, including PFAS, to help identify the cause of their increased cancer risk.

Scientists have developed a new authentication tool to check the geographical origin of virgin olive oil as a control on quality and to detect adulteration and fraud.

Direct measurements have been made of floral scents being released from a live lily using a laser interferometry method.

Slashing CO2 emissions by itself isn’t enough to prevent catastrophic global warming, a new study shows. But if we also reduce emissions of methane and other often overlooked climate pollutants, we could halve the global warming rate by 2050.

Scientists have now found a way to make plastics break down using only UV light.

Scientists from the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, have developed CRISPR-Combo, a method to edit multiple genes in plants while simultaneously changing the expression of other genes.

Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a global health problem.