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When The Switch Flips On Electricity Prices

When it comes to renewable energy, a detailed understanding of how negative electricity prices drive economic incentives can help policy-makers and energy merchants alike make better decisions.

Partnering Against Poverty

Collaborations between businesses, governments, and civil society organizations—if done right—could lift the world’s most destitute out of poverty.

3D Bone-Like Tissues Grown From Stem Cells

Researchers have generated 3D bone-like tissue using pluripotent stem cells, demonstrating the potential of regenerative medicine.

Nanosheets Make Batteries Better

Researchers in Singapore have invented a way to produce more durable and longer lasting lithium-ion batteries.

Dark Matter Decays Faster In The Milky Way

Researchers in India have proposed a theory to predict the peculiar annihilation behavior of dark matter in the Milky Way.

Supernovae Likely To Be Powered By Neutrinos

Using computer simulations, scientists have found evidence that massive supernovae formed from the explosion of neutron stars are triggered by escaping neutrinos.

Why The Same Smell Makes Males Aggressive And Females Amorous

A pheromone secreted from the tear glands of male mice triggers different signals in male and female brains.

Breastfeeding May Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease

Breastfeeding benefits mums as well as babies, potentially lowering the mother’s risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Vinegar Can Help Plants Survive Drought

Using acetic acid, also known as vinegar, could be a simple and inexpensive way to increase drought tolerance in plants like rice, wheat and maize.