Without bacteria or chemicals: How methanol and formaldehyde form abiotically in nature
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The biopolymer lignin—one of the most important carbon reservoirs in plants and soils—not only decays through fungi or bacteria but can also be chemically attacked by iron linked to reactive oxygen species, without the involvement of microorganisms.
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Physicists at Leipzig University and Charles University in Prague have developed a method for changing the swimming style of tiny artificial microswimmers in real time.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
Scientists have developed a solar-powered desalination system that turns seawater into fresh water while removing nearly all of the leftover salt as a solid instead of producing harmful brine.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ScienceDaily
The MEA says there is no boundary between Pakistan and China; adds that J&K and Ladakh "are and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India"…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu