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Climate Change Promotes Pika Grazing And Grassland Degradation In Tibet

A warmer climate over the Tibetan plateau may result in alpine grassland degradation by decreasing plant growth and increasing pika grazing.

WuXi AppTec Acquires US-Based Pharmapace

Pharmapace will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of WuXi Clinical and will continue to focus on growing its core biometrics competences.

Synthesizing Stretchy And Strong Aerogels

Inspired by a spider’s silk web, researchers in China have fabricated superelastic hard carbon nanofiber aerogels.

IEEE Bans Huawei-Affiliated Academics From Its Peer Review Process

Huawei-affiliated scientists have been banned from contributing editorially on some 200 IEEE journals, but will still be able to participate in IEEE meetings and conferences.

Soaking Up Pharmaceuticals And Cosmetics In Water

A research group in China has developed a membrane that can remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products from water.

Helping Preemies Breathe Freely

Scientists in China have found that a noninvasive strategy of ventilation resulted in better outcomes for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome.

3D Printing ‘Paper Organs’

Researchers from China and the US have 3D printed cellulose to create scaffolds that could be used to generate tissue models for drug screening.

How Dinosaurs May Have Learned To Fly

Running may have made dinosaurs’ proto-wings flap, a precursor action to flight, say scientists in China.

Caffeine Boosts Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency

By adding caffeine to perovskite, researchers in China and the US have increased perovskite-based solar cell efficiency from 17 percent to over 20 percent.