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Climate change is altering the chemistry of wine ~food drinks Article 3529 words, published Jun 22 2022 5 votes
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Making what is said to be one of the worst smelling substances ever invented, US Government Standard Bathroom Malodor ~science chemistry Video 22:34 18 votes
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AlphaFold DB provides open access to protein structure predictions for the human proteome and twenty other key organisms to accelerate scientific research ~science biology chemistry.bio physics.bio Link 4 votes
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First-ever atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real time ~science chemistry Article 494 words 20 votes
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Origin of the elements in the Solar System ~space astronomy Article 975 words, published Jan 9 2017 4 votes
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A new type of chemical bond: The charge-shift bond ~science chemistry physics Article 756 words 5 votes
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