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“Evolution can occur really, really rapidly”

Enlarge / Don’t bother me, I’m busy evolving. (credit: Indrek Lainjärv / EyeEm) When we think of evolution, we often think of slow, gradual changes made over millions of years. However, new research suggests that the process could be happening quite quickly, driving major changes over the course of a single year in response to […]

Nobel awarded for making common, cheap chemicals into catalysts

Enlarge / Proline is a common amino acid. It’s also an effective catalyst. (credit: Wikimedia Commons ) Platinum is a ferociously expensive metal that is difficult to obtain and purify. Most of the small supply we produce every year isn’t put to use for its properties as a metal. Instead, it’s used as a catalyst […]

What to expect from the first-ever virtual CES

Enlarge (credit: Subject/Object Manifest | Getty Images) Last year’s CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, marked the last time for a long time many of us would be chatting face-to-face, exchanging invisible respiratory droplets, handling the same germy gadgets, and enjoying food and drinks in windowless restaurants. This year, due to the ongoing pandemic, the annual […]