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Chemistry

This molecule puts a new twist on the Möbius strip

A molecule made of carbon and chlorine is half as twisty as the paper loops common in math classes.

Plants

Chickpeas can grow in moon dirt and make seeds

Chickpeas produced seeds in simulated lunar soil, offering clues for future space farming.

Planetary Science

A Titan collision may link Saturn’s tilt, its moon Hyperion and its rings

A new study proposes that a crash between Titan and another moon spawned Hyperion and, much later, destabilized Saturn’s inner moons into rings.

Climate

Hundreds of studies have missed how much the oceans are rising

A widely used method to calculate sea level rise may have missed up to a century of change, so the risks could hit home for millions sooner than thought.