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Nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element of atomic number 7. It is colorless, tasteless, and odorless, and as a diatomic gas is relatively inert. It also makes up 78% of the atmosphere and is a constituent of organic compounds found in all living tissues.
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MAR 18, 2019Microbiology
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You probably have seen this a thousand times: a liquid nitrogen-chilled, superconducting puck levitates over a large mag ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 05, 2018Microbiology
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Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Chemistry & Physics
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Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 10, 2018Earth & The Environment
Lay off the stormwater ponds - they’re doing more good than you know! A new study published in the journal Ec ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The possibility that life once existed on Mars is an idea that has captivated planetary scientists for decades. But new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2018Plants & Animals
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MAR 18, 2019
Microbiology
K. stuttgartiensis is a model anammox microorganism - it's an anaerobic bacterium that oxidizes ammonia / Image: Laura v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells utilize photocathodes and photoanodes to "split" water into hydrogen and oxyg
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
The last several decades have seen an explosive uptick in the number of mass stranding events (MSEs) involving certain t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Acute kidney injury, also known as acute renal failure, involves a rapid decrease in renal function demonstrated by a re
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 20, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at Ohio State University provides fresh insights on ways to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2018
Microbiology
Sea anemones normally kill and eat fish. But clownfish can nestle into anemones without getting stung.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Videos
Although at first it may sound unappealing, human urine could be a key asset in sustainable agriculture research particu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 31, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Deep space exploration is slowly becoming the primary focus of major space agencies around the globe, and NASA’s O
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2018
Microbiology
A varsity of creative strategies have been proposed as solutions to climate change, from practical to outlandish.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 24, 2018
Earth & The Environment
To add another horrible link to air pollution, welcome dementia! Already known to be a risk factor for heart disease/str
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
You probably have seen this a thousand times: a liquid nitrogen-chilled, superconducting puck levitates over a large mag
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 05, 2018
Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2018
Cardiology
Low levels of air pollution can cause heart remodeling similar to early stages of heart failure.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The name "airbag" can be deceiving because the bag is not exactly filled with air. Instead, this life-saving d
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 17, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The most obvious drawback of renewable energy such as solar and wind energy is that their production lacks continuity. A
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 11, 2018
Immunology
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals b
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 10, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Lay off the stormwater ponds - they’re doing more good than you know! A new study published in the journal Ec
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The possibility that life once existed on Mars is an idea that has captivated planetary scientists for decades. But new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
After analyzing 42 different sites scattered throughout the Neotropics, researchers from the University of Stirling disc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons flew past Pluto almost three years ago, giving planetary scientists their closest look yet at one of the mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
There has long been controversy regarding the adverse effects of logging, especially concerning the practice of whole-tr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan