Many peptides have names that sound like Yiddish words. Here’s why.

Pinchas Cohen, the pioneering scientist responsible for the naming quirk, says that peptides represent a revolution in ...

Why so many mollusks sound Greek—their naming evolves at a snail's pace

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," said Juliet Capulet in William Shakespeare's famous play. And the same is ...
IEEE

Identifying Binary Mixtures of Volatile Organic Compounds With Isomeric Components Using a Single Thermal Shock-Induced Generic SnO

Abstract: Identifying the components and their relative proportions in the binary mixtures of the structurally similar Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are required for many applications. In this ...
The New York Times

Fresno Took 30 Years to Name Cesar Chavez Blvd. Undoing It Took a Day.

The reckoning for the labor leader’s sex abuse was swift in Fresno, Calif., the heart of the Central Valley region where the farmworker movement was born. Towns across the nation face similar debates.
The Guardian

‘Industrial-scale scams’ and a state allegedly ‘co-opted’: What the rise and fall of the Prince group means for Cambodia

Indictment and arrest of Prince Group founder Chen Zhi has sparked questions about scam industry’s alleged ties to political elite, and integrity of government crackdown A giant golden clam shell, ...
Los Angeles Times

Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A new study of 2,315 seawater samples found human-made chemicals from pharmaceuticals to pesticides permeating ...
AOL

Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows

Sandy Field, left, and Crystal Schalmo, with Green Dragon Conservation Education, collect debris that washed up on Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro on Dec. 25. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) New ...