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Feb 10 2025SCIENCE

How Different Fats Can Boost Methane Production

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a method where microorganisms convert organic materials, like food scraps and sludge, into biogas, which can be used as a renewable energy source. The efficiency of AD can be influenced by different types of fatty acids. Fatty acids are found in many products and

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Feb 10 2025ENVIRONMENT

Abalones in China: A Tale of Nutrients and Heavy Metals

Abalones, or Haliotis discus hannai, are a popular seafood delicacy, but their nutritional value can vary greatly. Different regions in China have different effects on the abalone. The Bohai Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea are three areas where abalones are found. Environmental facto

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Feb 10 2025TECHNOLOGY

Why Rounded Lithium Could Be the Future of Batteries

Ever wondered why your battery doesn't last as long as you'd like? One big reason is the way lithium metal anodes behave during operation. These anodes can change a lot in size and shape, which can cause big problems like dendrites. Imagine dendrite formation like the growth of tiny lithium

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Feb 10 2025SCIENCE

Shining a Light on Tiny Metal Clusters

Metal nanoclusters, or NCs, are super small and precise. They are special because they have unique energy properties and lots of active sites for reactions. But, they face some big challenges. They can't keep their energy for very long, they aren't very stable, and it's hard to control how they move

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

Unmasking Hidden Hurts: Thumb Moves in Two Common Hand Problems

Thumbs up! But only if you don't have trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome. A recent investigation looked closely at how thumbs move in people with these two conditions. The researchers used fancy 3D motion analysis. It's like having x-ray vision to see exactly how your thumb

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

Do Our Surroundings Make Us Sick?

Imagine this: You're an adult living in a military community. Where you live matters. Not the scenery or the weather, but something else: the health of your neighbors. Researchers did a study. They looked at military families. These families get moved to different places. It's like a bi

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

The unexpected powers of the FTO protein

The FTO protein has been the subject of intense research since its discovery. FTO plays important roles in the body besides managing metabolism. It is responsible for removing methyl groups. This process happens within the RNA molecules. This process is a big deal and it can have a drastic effect

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Feb 09 2025TECHNOLOGY

Big Changes at Meta: Thousands of Jobs on the Line.

Meta, the famous company owned by the same guy who created Facebook, is looking to do a big hiring shake-up. It is planning to cut over 3, 600 jobs worldwide. This is a huge move, but it's not entirely unexpected. The company is shifting its focus, prioritizing artificial intelligence and machine l

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Breathing Hydrogen: A New Lease On Mixing Up Workout Metabolism

In the ever-evolving world of health and fitness, researchers have been diving into the unexpected benefits of molecular hydrogen. Initially seen as a gas with no significant role in the body, it's now understood to have some pretty impressive properties: anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and stron

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Hidden Threats: How Healthcare Workers Faced COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping healthcare workers (HCWs) safe was a top concern. A big study called to discover just how many HCWs got sick with SARS-CoV-2 and what put them at risk. The search looked at almost 500 reports and narrowed it down to 63 studies that were deemed reliable and relev

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