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Accessed on 15 January 2019, 0619 UTC.

Source:  https://phys.com

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Nanostructures get better at harvesting sunlight for solar steam generation

 15 hours ago feature

Antarctica losing six times more ice mass annually now than 40 years ago

 9 hours ago

Honey bee parasites feed on fatty organs, not blood

 9 hours ago

Researchers gain control over soft-molecule synthesis

 9 hours ago

Cilia beat to an unexpected rhythm in male reproductive tract, study in mice reveals

 9 hours ago

Marine bacterium sheds light on control of toxic metals

 9 hours ago

Antarctic ice sheet could suffer a one-two climate punch

 13 hours ago

Double star system flips planet-forming disk into pole position

 13 hours ago

Researchers catalog defects that give 2-D materials amazing properties

 12 hours ago

Scientists coax proteins to form synthetic structures with method that mimics nature

 13 hours ago

Supernova SN 2018byg triggered by a helium-shell double detonation, study finds

 15 hours ago report

Differences in genes’ geographic origin influence mitochondrial function

 13 hours ago

ZIP code or genetic code?

 13 hours ago

Study finds the circuits that may help you keep your cool

 13 hours ago

Teen brain volume changes with small amount of cannabis use, study finds

 11 hours ago

Large study identifies numerous genes associated with risk tolerance and risky behaviors

 13 hours ago

Big Bang query: Mapping how a mysterious liquid became all matter

 15 hours ago

Step forward in understanding human feet

 9 hours ago

Genetically modified food opponents know less than they think, research finds

 13 hours ago

Central Texas salamanders, including newly identified species, at risk of extinction

 9 hours ago

‘Post-normal’ science requires unorthodox communication strategies, study says

 9 hours ago

Using genomic data, researchers unlock history of North African date palm

 9 hours ago

Team discovers new way supermassive black holes are ‘fed’

 12 hours ago

Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk

 5 hours ago

Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean water

 13 hours ago

Research reveals strategies for combating science misinformation

 13 hours ago

Levels of inflammatory marker (CRP) linked to housing type and tenure

 6 hours ago

Upper-ocean warming is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger

 19 hours ago

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