Clean energy is a big deal, and hydrogen is a superstar in this field. One cool way to generate hydrogen is by breaking down urea in water. This happens in a process called urea oxidation reaction (UOR). Scientists have created a special electro-catalyst to make this happen in salty water, similar t
Scientists are rethinking when humans first arrived in the Americas. New evidence suggests people were here much earlier than previously thought. They might have lived alongside giant sloths and mastodons for thousands of years without causing their extinction. In Brazil, fossils show signs of bein
Get ready for a celestial event! As the Northern Hemisphere experiences the longest night of the year, marking the winter solstice, there's a special treat in store: the Ursids meteor shower. This shower, active from December 17 to 26, reaches its peak the night of December 21 into the morning of De
Scientists have been exploring how an enzyme from Mucor hiemalis, known as Endo-M, can stitch together sugar clusters on cyclodextrins. This enzyme is particularly interested in sugars attached to β-cyclodextrin, which are tiny, donut-shaped molecules. The game changes when these cyclodextrins have
As the world grapples with an energy crisis, predicting solar radiation (SR) accurately has become crucial for harnessing renewable energy. Machine Learning (ML) models have stepped up to tackle this challenge with impressive results. One such model, called the Cheetah Optimizer-Random Forest (CO-RF
Imagine having mini detectives in your body that light up when they find what they're searching for. Scientists have made this possible with special DNA fragments called FLAPs. When these FLAPs meet specific substances, they glow brightly. Out of many, two particular FLAPs were found to change color
Scientists set out to figure out how various drinks could impact modern dental materials called resin matrix ceramics (RMCs). These materials are used in tooth replacements and are made using computers. The team wanted to know how different liquids that mimic the effect of food and drinks in our mou
Imagine diving into a world invisible to the naked eye—the world of microbes in wastewater. In Africa, this approach, known as metagenomics, offers a treasure trove of insights. By analyzing wastewater, scientists can keep tabs on public health, track nasty bugs that resist medicines, and even find
In 1953, a well-known neurologist named Robert Wartenberg faced an unusual paradox. He was a prominent figure in neurology who fled Nazi Germany, yet he found himself advocating for a German neuroscientist with a dark past. Julius Hallervorden, a former Nazi collaborator, was invited to speak at an
Scientists explored how different types of tea compounds, called catechins, affect the physical and chemical properties of milk proteins, known as caseins. They found that catechins with added groups (esterified) attached more strongly to caseins than those without. This binding changed the structur
