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Cocoa pods, like this one with parts of the husk removed for analyses, could be a useful starting material for flame retardants.

Cocoa pods — a source of chocolate, and potentially, flame retardants

Categories Technology

This tiny fleck of paint, taken from the “Mona Lisa” is revealing insights into previously unknown steps of the artists’ process.

‘Mona Lisa’ hides a surprising mix of toxic pigments, study shows

Categories Health

Wild boar

Nuclear weapons tests are unappreciated source of radioactivity in wild boars

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

A lampshade coated with a catalyst uses heat from an incandescent bulb to destroy indoor air pollution.

Clever coating turns lampshades into indoor air purifiers

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Technology

Complex sugar molecules control the formation of perineuronal nets (shown here in green) that surround neurons to help stabilize connections in the brain.

Sugars affect brain ‘plasticity,’ helping with learning, memory, recovery

Categories Brain & Behavior

Aloe rinds, like those pictured here, contain bioactive compounds that could be used to deter insects from feasting on agricultural fields.

Discarded aloe peels could be a sustainable, natural insecticide

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans

Black soldier flies are a good source of chemicals to make bioplastics.

Making degradable plastic from dead flies

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

Tampon. Pixabay

Indicator of PFAS found in some — but not all — period products

Categories Health

Open-heart surgery. Pixabay

Microplastics found in human heart tissues, both before and after surgical procedures

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Health

Cute mother, father and baby portrait, all lying on a bed. Pixabay

Sugars in breastmilk could help treat infections, prevent preterm births

Categories Health

Pairing this floating sponge with an oxidizing agent could help destroy harmful algal blooms.

A floating sponge could help remove harmful algal blooms

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment

Espresso machine

Espresso can prevent Alzheimer’s protein clumping in lab tests

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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