#Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure

“#Researchers discover new boron-lanthanide nanostructure” The family of boron-based nanostructures has a new member: metallo-borospherenes, hollow cages made from 18 boron atoms and three atoms of lanthanide elements. The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped buckyballs helped to launch a nanotechnology revolution. In recent years, researchers from Brown University and elsewhere…

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#Mountain meadow restoration can bring birds back

“#Mountain meadow restoration can bring birds back” House finchnigel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In a new study led by scientists at Point Blue Conservation Science and in collaboration with The Institute for Bird Populations, authors evaluated the successes of mountain meadow restorations by analyzing eight years of bird data collected by field biologists. The authors concluded…

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#Texas Gov. Abbott pauses reopening amid coronavirus surge

“#Texas Gov. Abbott pauses reopening amid coronavirus surge” June 25, 2020 | 3:03pm | Updated June 25, 2020 | 4:00pm Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin Amer Healthcare workers process patient information at a COVID-19 testing site. AP/David J. Phillip Lab samples REUTERS/Cooper Neill A medical worker walks past ambulances parked outside of Houston…

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