We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.
Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.
The nonplastic polymer cleaned up eyeliner and permanent marker and broke down into molecules related to sugar and amino acids.
Sheep that eat death camas plants record the toxic meal in their earwax, a goopy health data repository that researchers are increasingly exploring.
The fibers, made from white flour and formic acid, average just 372 nanometers in diameter and might find use in biodegradable bandages.
Chlorine-based water treatments create many by-products, but one has been elusive. Its identification sets the stage for studying its health effects.
Tweaking the chemical composition of a parrot-specific pigment can shift feathers from red to yellow or green.
David Baker figured out how to build entirely new proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper developed an AI tool to predict protein structures.
A long-standing idea of why lithium ion batteries die focuses on lithium movement into the cathode. Instead, hydrogen may be to blame.
Exposing the hidden movements of mercury through the environment can help reduce human exposure.
