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Observations of airborne hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl radicals in South Korea indicate current models of ozone production are accurate, but further data is needed to understand radical reactivity.

The drought that has enveloped southwestern North America for the past 22 years is the region’s driest megadrought since at least the year 800.

Carbon emissions from using land to grow corn can negate or even reverse any climate advantages of corn ethanol relative to gasoline.

New research shows that exposure to the industrial byproduct TCDD in the womb could cause the brain’s immune system to go array later in life, damaging important brain circuits. The same study shows how some of these effects could be altered by pharmacological manipulation.

A new, solar-powered process has been designed to cheaply desalinate seawater or brackish water, with the potential to also treat contaminated wastewater.

Lactic acid bacteria, essential for fermented foods, have be found to use a previously unknown energy metabolism, radically changing scientific understanding of their success.

A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied.

Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, especially in countries with low wind resources, according to new work.

Scientists have published new research which examines the relationship between folate and vitamin B12 status and its associations with greater prevalence of depressive symptoms in a group of community-dwelling older adults.

Scientists have created novel bioplastics from two lysine-rich proteins produced in bacterial cultures, whose properties can be tailored according to need.