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During a high-performance truck run, the engine was pushed to extreme power levels approaching 3,000 horsepower. Within seconds, internal components failed catastrophically, causing the engine to ...

Toxic metal contamination in water represents one of the most urgent yet underrecognized threats to public health and the environment. Now, a functionalized nanopore capable of simultaneously ...

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A suggestion that mutant insects could detect narcotics or explosive substances, and how ash seeds feature a screw propeller, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.