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Researchers have radically reduced the amount of environmentally harmful fluorine required to stabilize lithium metal batteries, bringing the next generation of high-energy batteries one step closer.

Reducing intake of processed meat products like bacon, salami and corned beef by a third could prevent more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in the US over 10 years, according to researchers from the University of Edinburgh.

The results show that greener and less densely populated cities have lower mortality rates, lower air pollution levels and lower urban heat island effect, but higher carbon footprints per capita.

In the first experiment of its kind to involve wild animals, blue and great tits demonstrated ‘episodic-like’ memory to cope with changes in food availability when foraging.

The early onset of El Niño around June leads to warm winter climates in East Asia, while the late onset of El Niño is associated with colder winters.

A novel method has been used to achieve epitaxial growth of 1D metallic materials with a width of less than 1 nm, which were used to develop a new structure for 2D semiconductor logic circuits.

This research has brought inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever.

Pasteurization of milk products destroys highly pathogenic avian flu, eliminating risks posed to consumers.

Despite only accounting for less than 3% of all trips by UK residents, journeys of more than 50 miles (one way) are responsible for 70% of all passenger travel-related carbon emissions.

Alaska contains some of the world’s largest plateau icefields and their melting is a major contributor to current sea level rise.