Police are not investigating the alleged forgery of documents involving Malaysia’s “heritage” football players, citing “no elements of a criminal offence." Urimai secretary Satees Muniandy, who lodged ...

Scientists show that nanoscale selenium can reduce fertilizer use by 30%, improve rice nutrition, and lower greenhouse gases. (Nanowerk News) The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 ...

Rice, a staple for billions, is one of the most resource-hungry crops on the planet—but scientists may have found a way to change that. By applying nanoscale selenium directly to rice plants, ...

There is usually one bit of genomic DNA in a bacterial cell that encodes for most of its functions, but bacteria can carry other bits of genetic material like plasmids, which could carry a gene for ...

Clouds of cosmic dust and gas contain many of the building blocks needed for life, but sulfur is mysteriously rare.John McCustion/University Marketing and Communications Astrochemists have long been ...

Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, suggesting a potential protective effect. Scientists from Hokkaido ...

Periodic table of the elements, selenium, bromine, tellurium, polonium. System, material, chemical, atomic number, weight, material, science, education. 3D animation Royalty-free licenses let you pay ...

Selenium (Se) is important and plays significant roles in many biological processes or physiological activities. Prolonged selenium deficiency has been conclusively linked to an elevated risk of ...

Researchers have found a way to produce superheavy elements, ‘ununennium’ and ‘unbinilium.’ Credit: Salixinto / CC BY-SA 4.0 Scientists might be close to producing a new, incredibly heavy element ...