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Scientists reveal how iron-rich soil minerals chemically trap carbon using multiple nanoscale bonding mechanisms.

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MIT scientists have achieved the first-ever lab synthesis of verticillin A, a complex fungal compound discovered in 1970. Its delicate structure stalled chemists for decades, despite differing from ...

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Humanity has searched for the fountain of youth for thousands of years. Now, research suggests cocoa may hold the key to ...

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Table salt is one of the most widely used substances that is found in households, kitchens, and industrial use. It is used across cooking, food preservation, and medical applications. Let's learn the ...

New research linked theobromine to a lower biological age. Theobromine may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties ...

Gyatso Bista remembers the sacks of kutki. As a child learning to become a healer in Nepal’s kingdom of Lo Manthang, Bista ...