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10/15/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
New super-enzyme “eats” plastic six times faster
Scientists have created a super-enzyme that can degrade plastic bottles up to six times faster than a previously discovered plastic-eating enzyme. The synergistic enzyme “cocktail” combines PETase and MHETase. These enzymes are produced by Ideonella sakaiensis, a bacterium that has evolved the ability to eat polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a strong, synthetic fiber used in creating plastic […]
09/29/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Study on tree rings shows how volcanic eruptions helped shape world history
A recent study suggests that volcanic activity may have played a bigger role in temperature fluctuations than scientists previously imagined. What’s more, these fluctuations appear to have contributed to the societal and economic conditions during the past 2,000 years, affecting civilizations and shaping world history as we know it. These are the findings of an international group […]
09/21/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Discovered artifacts suggest humans first arrived in America a MILLENNIUM earlier than researchers previously thought
The first people in North America arrived more than a thousand years earlier than previously thought, experts have recently discovered. Proof of this, according to archaeologists, are the stone tools and other artifacts they unearthed at the Cooper’s Ferry site in Idaho. These artifacts are considered to be among the earliest evidence of people in […]
09/16/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Researchers discover a protein in plant roots that could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
Nutrient-poor soil as a result of harmful commercial farming practices, such as the use of chemical fertilizers, is becoming more common around the globe. But experts find that plants might not need so much fertilizer, after all, thanks to a special protein located in their roots. In a major breakthrough, an international team of researchers […]
09/07/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Plants can sense, think and communicate, says Italian scientist
Talking to plants is neither an uncommon habit among gardeners and plant enthusiasts, nor is it a modern notion. Strange as it might sound or appear to an onlooker, people talk to their plants for a host of reasons. Some do it as a form of social interaction. Others might talk to their ailing plants […]
09/04/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Mineral samples reveal a previously unknown loss of life GREATER than the mass extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago
Despite being constantly portrayed as such in popular media, not all extinction events involve the apocalyptic and instantaneous dying off of complex creatures such as the dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts – some of them are more gradual and happen over longer periods of time and deal with creatures that are on the microscopic scale. […]
09/02/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Archaeologists discover cannabis in burners at 2,500-year-old Jirzankal cemetery in western China
The Ancient Chinese were among those who pioneered the use of cannabis 2,500 years ago, experts have revealed. Proof of this, archaeologists say, are the remains of scorched wooden incense burners that were unearthed at an ancient burial ground in the mountains of western China. These burners, which were among the relics found at the […]
08/26/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Scientists develop method to upcycle agricultural waste by creating soap from rice straw
A common agricultural byproduct may hold the key to natural, sustainable and environmentally-safe cleaning products, a new study has revealed. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Portsmouth in partnership with India’s Amity University and the Indian Institute of Technology, looked at the possibility of using rice straw as a non-toxic alternative ingredient for soaps […]
08/25/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Undersea eruption creates giant sheet of pumice that has floated across the Pacific Ocean
Undersea eruptions happen more often than people think. These eruptions are thought to shape features of the ocean, such as ridges and rises. Nonetheless, undersea eruptions are a lot less spectacular than their land counterparts, and it isn’t often that people get to see their ramifications on the ocean surface. So much to both sailors and […]
08/17/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Scientists extract new-found mineral from a South African diamond
An unusual mineral was discovered embedded within a diamond from a South African volcanic site. The mineral called goldschmidtite represents a new supergroup of minerals, according to a study published in the journal American Mineralogist, and it could hint at the chemical processes that occur deep within the Earth’s mantle. Named in honor of the geochemist Victor Moritz […]
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