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Biobased lignin gels offer sustainable alternative for hair conditioning
Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a fully biobased hair conditioner using lignin gel emulsions, offering a sustainable and environmentally…
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Why some chaos-seekers just want to watch the world burn
Since President Donald Trump took office a few weeks ago, the administration’s frenetic activity, which has included withdrawing from global agreements…
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The butts of these blowfly larvae mimic termite faces
In the insect world, impostors could be hiding anywhere. When lifting a stone during an expedition in the Anti-Atlas Mountains…
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Some bacteria in wastewater can break down a common plastic
bacteria: (singular: bacterium) Single-celled organisms. These dwell nearly everywhere on Earth, from the bottom of the sea to inside other…
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Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
Funds for vital health programs around the world remain frozen and their work has not been able to resume, despite…
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2 ‘exclusively indoor’ cats in Michigan caught bird flu, potentially from their owners
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Live Science is in contact with the CDC and will update it when…
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Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey’s Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the…
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NASA lowers impact risk of ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 — but we’re not out of the woods
No need to brace for Armageddon just yet. After reaching seemingly apocalyptic levels yesterday, the odds of “city killer” asteroid…
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Meet 5 types of robots with living body parts
Nicole Xu reached into a Styrofoam tank to grasp a live moon jellyfish. Quickly and carefully, she inserted a tiny…
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Fog collection could alleviate water stress in desert cities
Rural communities in arid regions have harvested tiny droplets of fog for years as a source of fresh drinking water.…
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