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A conductive, cotton-based fiber has been developed for smart textiles, which could be integrated into clothing as sensor patches.

Scientists have developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other useful chemical products.

Adding fish to a toddler’s repertoire of finger foods may help protect them from neurodevelopmental delays, according to researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine.

The chemical reaction behind corrosion is not well understood on an atomic level, but transmission electron microscopy is bringing new insights.

MIT researchers have used 3D printing to produce self-heating microfluidic devices, demonstrating a technique which could someday be used to rapidly create cheap, yet accurate, tools to detect a host of diseases.

Scientists examined multiple fire danger indices for the contiguous U.S. to assess the impact of climate change on future wildfire risk and seasonality .

Diets high in fat and sugar are well known to be associated with cognitive problems in older adults, but a series of studies now demonstrates that people in their 20s are already showing the effects.

An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals, via light-driven photocatalysis.

Record breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years. The findings come at a critical point in protecting global biodiversity, with commitment to climate change mitigation slipping in many nations.

Emerging novel alternatives to animal products such as meat and dairy may contribute to significantly reducing the environmental footprint of the current global food system, particularly in high- and middle-income countries.