From potion to prescription: How witches' herbs became medical marvels

As Halloween approaches, stories of witches and their potions resurface, often featuring eerie plants like belladonna, ...

Electrochemical system converts plant compound into two valuable products at once

A research team has created a new kind of electrochemical "two-in-one" system that turns plant-based molecules into two ...
IFLScience

Your Banana Smoothie Might Be Kind Of Self-Defeating, Health-Wise

Unfortunately, many fruits and vegetables also contain the flavanols’ natural enemy: polyphenol oxidase, or PPO. You already ...

Here's how to lower your risk when selecting rare-earth stocks to buy

So we began our screen by looking at the holdings of five exchange-traded funds that invest at least some of their portfolios in rare earth stocks. They are listed here with REMX at the top, because ...
Nature

Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

The road that led, 13 years later, to hearing: ‘Austin is dead’

The mystery of what happened to Austin Tice has plagued multiple US administrations. Since the Assad regime fell in December ...
Nature

How to understand exoplanets — space scientists call on lab-based chemists to help

Stronger links between researchers who work on Earth’s and other planets’ atmospheres, and between the experimental, ...

How Archaeology Is Reviving the Smell of History

Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts from all around the world or the hushed sounds of visitors discussing what ...
The Daily Digest on MSN

How do hurricanes get their names? The science behind the storm

How do hurricanes get named? Hurricanes, aka tropical cyclones, are powerful storms that form over warm ocean waters and can ...
Scientific American

Ancient Incense, Cosmetics and Mummies: Scientists Sniff Out the Scents of the Past

Some of the recent advances in the quest to catch a whiff of history are featured in the new book Scents of Arabia: ...
C&EN

Lattice Parameters and Stability of the Spinel Compounds in Relation to the Ionic Radii and Electronegativities of Constituting Chemical Elements

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