David Leigh, a distinguished supramolecular chemist at the University of Manchester, has been appointed as the president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for the period from 2028 to 2030. Conveying his gratitude for the election, Leigh highlighted the importance of maintaining respect for expertise and evidence during times marked by uncertainty and misinformation. […]
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The European Union (EU) is poised to initiate major transformations to strengthen its inventory and production of vital medicines via the Critical Medicines Act (CMA). This initiative, reached in consensus by the European Parliament and representatives from member states in May, aims to encourage the manufacturing of essential medicines and their active ingredients within the […]
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According to a fresh analysis of citation trends among over 12.5 million researchers who published three or more scholarly articles between 1960 and 2020, older researchers generate more innovative work. Nonetheless, they tend to create less disruptive research since they rely on previous studies instead of exploring entirely new avenues, explains co-author Lingfei Wu, an […]
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Every 80 minutes or so, a subtle patch of sky toward the constellation Ara flickers. A surge of radio waves, sharply polarized, lasting a few minutes, then vanishes. Occasionally it turns off completely for hours. For nearly two years, a radio telescope in remote Western Australia kept detecting the same rhythm, time and again, with […]
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The physique of an individual suffering from chronic insomnia is, in a way, perpetually tense. Heart rate slightly elevated, thoughts unwilling to settle, muscles never fully relaxing, even at 3am when there is nothing occurring and nothing required. Sleep researchers refer to this constant state of readiness as hyperarousal. It now appears to be the […]
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Take a shard of molybdenum oxychloride, place it on a silicon chip, and rotate it slowly under polarized light. At one specific angle, it shines back at you, vivid and yellowish, entirely metallic. Turn it ninety degrees and the gleam vanishes, replaced by the shimmering hues of a transparent film. Identical crystal, identical light, completely […]
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Henry Frederick Stuart, the firstborn of James VI of Scotland (1566–1625) and Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), designated heir to the Scottish throne, was born in Stirling Castle in 1594. His name was chosen in honor of his grandfathers Henry Stuart (1564–1567), the second spouse of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), and Frederick II of Denmark […]
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Inside a liver cell immersed in alcohol, an unusual swelling begins to occur. The mitochondria, usually a bustling array of small energy generators dividing and merging every moment, start to inflate. They unite into large forms, engorged spheres and elongated tubes that pathologists have recognized in alcoholic livers since the 1970s. They have been termed […]
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The provided article examines a study regarding the effects of teachers’ emotions on student performance in classrooms focused on quadratic equations. This research, conducted by Marina Elena Pfeifer and her team, drew on data from the OECD’s Global Teaching InSights study, involving 679 math instructors and more than 17,500 students across eight nations. The findings […]
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