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An international research team led by Konrad Meister from Boise State University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research has identified a new class ...

An international research team led by Konrad Meister from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, part of Mischa Bonn's department, has identified a new class of ice crystal-forming proteins in ...

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As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet hedge. We had placed ...

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Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of ...

If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made mostly of simulated lunar soil, ...

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Hazardous to health and home, standing water in the yard is an issue to prioritize. See how DIY and professional solutions can fix the problem on your lawn.