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Billions of combined molecules yield new pharmaceutical substances

Pharmaceutical researchers usually find new active substances by searching through many chemical compounds.

Distinguishing between physical and mental causes of pain

Physical issues often cause severe pain, but emotional and social factors can affect how we feel and respond to it.

Planets contain more water than thought

Magma soup with water and iron.

Plants can take millions of years to recover from global warming

Researchers reveal the long-term climate effects of disturbed natural ecosystems.

How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation and day length

The speed of rotation will now also depend much more on the climate.

New battery design promises more energy and less environmental impact

It could significantly boost the range of electric vehicles.

Basketball-sized meteorite hit Mars almost daily

Seismological data from NASA's Mars InSight lander to derive a new impact rate for meteorite strikes on Mars.

Researchers detect electron vortices in Graphene at room temperature

The discovery could help in studying other exotic electron transport effects.

A generative AI develops drug molecules based on the 3D surface of proteins

Generating active pharmaceutical ingredients quickly and easily.

Limescale-repellent coating to improve thermal power plant efficiency

A hydrogel-based coating that effectively prevents the adhesion of limescale.

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