Amerigo Scientific recently announced the launch of its new cosmetic peptides – LioPep-5 to protect the skin from toxins and pollutants. New York, United States – October 28, 2022 – Amerigo Scientific,…
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Space mission spies on more than 50 greenhouse gas ‘super-emitters’ on Earth
In April, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that 2021 had seen a record increase in atmospheric methane – a harmful greenhouse gas known to contribute to global warming and therefore…
Spritacular: Capturing Elusive Electrical Phenomena in the Upper Atmosphere Using a Camera
Red sprites form above thunderstorms in the southeast Aegean Sea, captured in the eastern suburbs of Athens, Greece, December 4, 2021. Credit: Copyright Thanasis Papathanasiou A flash, and then – something else….
A NASA instrument linked to Venus prepares to face the harsh atmosphere
NASA scientists prepare to paint the most detailed picture yet of Venus’ atmosphere when the aptly named DAVINCI mission – or Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging –…
Planckian scattering electrons in strange metals follow standard rules of orbital motion in a magnet
The 100 tesla magnet system at the National Laboratory of Intense Magnetic Fields in Toulouse, France. Credit: Nanda Gonzague. Strange metals, or non-Fermi liquids, are distinct states of matter that have been…
Permafrost degradation increases future infrastructure costs on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The distribution of infrastructure risk areas by 2050 (2041-2060) according to the historical scenario (SSP245). Permafrost degradation hazard levels (high, medium and low) for infrastructure were derived from five hazard indices (thermal…
Choosing the first Mars samples worthy of returning to Earth – Astrobiology
The Perseverance rover returns on its way to the delta (Large image) Nasa The first samples taken from Mars and sent to Earth will come from Jezero Crater, where the Perseverance rover…
A microbe’s local environment can mean the difference between life and death
Co-cultures of bacterial strains that produce (magenta) or consume (cyan) nitric oxide show range-dependent growth and lead to mixing of single cells in the absence of oxygen. The scale bar represents 10…
Chiral drug-like building blocks by nickel-catalyzed enantioselective olefin cross-coupling
Schematic showing the design of a chiral nickel-catalyzed collector that transforms cheap and abundant olefins into high-value drug-like building blocks. Credit: Natural catalysis (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00854-8 NUS chemists have developed an efficient…
Social mammals evolve faster than solitary ones, new evolution study finds
The skull of Hope, the blue whale hanging in the Museum’s Hintze Room, was sampled for this study. This image, taken when the Museum was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will…