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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was enacted in 2021 to inject $1.25 trillion into the country's aging infrastructure to...

Pennington Biomedical researcher Dr. Carrie Elks awarded $1.4 million to study fat cell communication cycle

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, or NIDDK, awarded Pennington Biomedical researcher...

Two red dwarf stars unleashing powerful flares

UH astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life

A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much...

Associate Professor Timothy Baird (back row, far left) has been conducting research on how technology is changing the lives for Maasai women and communities in northern Tanzania since 2005.

Tradition meets transformation for Maasai women

Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. Traditionally...

A hydrothermal vent limpet, Lepetodrilus marianae

The race to discover biodiversity: 11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description

Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only...

Study finds refined corn flour with added corn bran can lower cholesterol

The findings of the randomized crossover clinical trial, available online now and slated to appear in an upcoming issue of...

Discrimination Against Women in Pain Management in Emergency Rooms

Sex bias in pain management at emergency departments new study reveals

New study reveals a significant sex bias in pain management at emergency departments, showing that female patients are consistently less...

Revolutionary microfluidic sensors enable real-time detection of multiple heavy metals in water

Recently, a group of researchers from Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,...

Analyzing Microplastic Bioactivity from Lake Ontario.

Sizing up microplastics: Nanofiltration uncovers environmental bioactivity

A new study reveals the bioactivity of microplastics in Lake Ontario using cutting-edge nanomembrane filtering technology. Researchers found all samples...

New insights into neutron irradiation damage in high-power thyristors enhance fusion reactor safety

Recently, a research group led by Associate Prof. LI Hua from Institute of Plasma Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical...

Overview of the development and application of SAs.

Smart aggregates: The future of infrastructure health monitoring

The proliferation of concrete infrastructure worldwide has been met with growing concerns over its durability and safety. Concrete structures are...

Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements

Why does the universe contain matter and (virtually) no antimatter? The BASE international research collaboration at the European Organisation for...

BGI Genomics Gut Microbiota link to Obesity

Megamonas bacterium found to influence obesity risk

A recent study published in Cell Host & Microbe identifies a potential obesity-linked bacterium, Megamonas, from a large-scale cohort of obese individuals in...

Buck's horn plantain (Plantago coronopus)

Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species

Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output of plants...

Associate Professor Daiju Ueda on sustainable AI

Healthy AI: Sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcare

Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed development of artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into...

Figure 1. Observed the different colors of the aurora borealis

First full 2-D spectral image of aurora borealis from a hyperspectral camera

Auroras are natural luminous phenomena caused by the interaction of electrons falling from the sky and the upper atmosphere. Most...

Texas A&M professor named to Committee on Rural Health by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand, head of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Texas A&M University School of Public...

Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people’s daily calories. With nearly one in three adults...

Innovation Crossroads welcomes seven entrepreneurs for Cohort 2024

Seven entrepreneurs comprise the next cohort of Innovation Crossroads, a Department of Energy Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory....

Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of mollusks