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A research team led by Professor Chen Zhongqiang from the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in Hubei province has identified periodic oxygenation events in Earth's oceans dating back roughly 580 ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

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Aluminum-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles efficiently degrade methylene blue dye in sunlight, offering a sustainable solution ...

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Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.