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A new study finds that an increased PFAS content in blood promotes increases body weight and especially added difficulty in maintaining a lower body weight after weight loss.

The CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to rise as we strive to reduce our emissions. Now, an international team of researchers proposes a radical solution: pour crushed stone into the sea and it will empower the water to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.

Foods like fruit, vegetables and dairy products often get attacked by mold or fungus and therefore must be discarded.

Bacteria can contribute to a more sustainable production of chemicals, so providing a good working environment for them is a good investment. Now SDU- researchers present a nano protection suit, developed for bacteria, in Nature Communications. Every day, chemical factories produce a wide range of products that will be extremely difficult to do without in a modern society; everything from medicines like insulin and antibiotics to fertilizers.

Several decorative mosaic floors have been excavated in a luxury villa located in present-day Turkey, once overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Scientists' effort to bring the eelgrass back to Danish waters has proven very successful: After 2 years, there are now 70 times more eelgrass shoots in Horsens Fjord in Denmark.

Quantum computers are coming, and they will benefit society. But they also have a downside: their superior computing power can break today's protection of sensitive electronic information on conventional computers.

Students have been involved in improvised theatre to become aware of how to live more sustainably. Behind The scene is set at Västmanland County Museum, Sweden: A teenage girl is a little crazy about a boy and invites him over for a burger.