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Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by cell.

You probably know the story of George Stephenson's Rocket beating its competitors and going to to influence steam locomotive design for generations. But did you know that one of its competitors... was a horse in a carriage?

Cleaning up contaminated land is a struggle. Meet some of the community leaders who are taking matters into their own hands.

Kudos to the people in the pre-car age for building places like Sintra, with its tiny streets and bright colors. Modern architects cannot build that. “But where are they going to keep the cars?”

BRCA mutations can lead to cancer in the pancreas, prostate, and maybe more parts of the body.

Sahana Sitaraman in The Scientist: Cancer cachexia, or the wasting syndrome, is a catastrophic condition that causes dramatic and involuntary loss of muscle mass, fat and weight, alongside extreme fatigue, anorexia and anemia in patients with cancer.1 This severe stress reduces the body’s ability to...

Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change. The post The Once and Future Woods appeared first on Nautilus.

Forests absorb planet-warming pollution, but world leaders shouldn’t include them in plans to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a new study recommends

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Toronto-based local news site The Green Line doesn’t just want to inform its audience; it aspires to improve their lives. The Green Line describes its mission as investigating “the way Torontonians live to report on solutions, actions, and resources that help you become happier in our city.” Launche...

New archaeological finds on the islands have revealed secrets about one of Britain’s first settlements in the Americas—and the surprising ways it changed the New World

The MIT spinout Emvolon is placing its repurposed engines next to methane sources, to generate greener methanol and other chemicals.

Racing's experiment with hybrid powertrains isn't going great.

The Netherlands will have a European pilot plant for photonic chips. This future generation of chips will process information with light instead of electrons. A total of 380 million euros in public investment has been made available for this project by Europe and eleven participating countries,… Rea...

I belong to this place—if not for the next thousand years, at least for the summer. In such a displaced age, even that has to mean something.

"A win-win for renewable energy and biodiversity." Research uncovers unexpected side effect of solar panels: 'They can tackle both ... crises at once' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Peter Sinclair in the Midland Daily News (Michigan): Bill Chilman is a big fan of big fans. The recently retired superintendent of Beal City Schools, in Michigan’s Isabella County, saw his district through an important transition, as 86 wind turbines were installed in his district in 2020. Each turb...

An annual photography competition, celebrating scientific microscopic images, has unveiled this year’s winners. A startling cross-section shot of a flower has been awarded the fifth annual Evident Image of the Year Award, leading a mesmerizing gallery of miniature marvels. Continue Reading Category:...

Breast cancer patients have been given fresh hope after a new vaccine showed “promise” in treating an aggressive form of the disease. The results came in a clinical trial involving American patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an experimental drug designed to prevent the recurren...

Forest restoration and tree plantation is a well-established strategy for mitigation of climate change. However, use of this approach in arctic worsens warming and is counterproductive to climate change mitigation. This is because tree coverage reduces albedo (or reflection of sunlight) and increase...