Stevia science, benefits, and future potential
What are the benefits and the future potential of stevia, a sweetener that comes from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana? Specifically, it comes from...
Australia pushing ahead with ammonia as carbonless fuel
The idea of using ammonia to store energy from renewables such as solar and wind is gaining ground, with Australia emerging as a key...
Creating efficient organic solar cells
A large, international team of researchers has drawn up rules for creating efficient organic solar cells. Organic solar cells, which are made of carbon-based...
Lower carbon emissions will result in lower sea level rise
Reducing carbon emissions will help limit sea level rise, say researchers at Oregon State University in the United States. Researchers, in recent years, have...
Mediterranean beaches have triple amount of marine litter in Summer
During the summer months, Mediterranean beaches have triple the amount of marine litter. Specifically, three times the amount compared to the other months of...
Commercial herbicide from a natural product may be possible
Scientists have discovered a natural product that may lead to a new class of commercial herbicide. The researchers, from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering,...
Solar energy storage – gold nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles may help improve solar energy storage, says a team of scientists. If you apply a semiconductor coating to the star-shaped gold nanoparticles,...
Amazing Mars spiders image from NASA
NASA has posted an amazing image of Mars spiders. The photograph, from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a CO2 ice cap covering the region....
J&J must pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson or J&J must pay $4.7bn in damages to twenty-two women. They claimed that the company's talc products made them get ovarian...
Human ancestors from many parts of Africa, not just one
We do not come from just one part of Africa but from many, says a team of scientists. In other words, our human ancestors...