NEWS

June 10, 2026

Summer storm over Great Basin desert region

Using monsoons of the past to predict climate conditions of the future

The North American southwest has been suffering through weather extremes in recent years ranging from searing heatwaves and scorching wildfires...

Even in states with strong stock albuterol laws, school administrators fear liability

LOUISVILLE, KY (November 10, 2022) – Although asthma is one of the most common respiratory conditions for children, kids don’t...

Smartphones are reservoirs of allergens according to new research

LOUISVILLE, KY (November 10, 2022) – According to the 2018 U.S. Census, smart phones are present in 85% of American...

Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary

Researchers at UC Riverside are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles and injections, and instead...

Tactile Map at Portland State University

Navigating urban spaces: Indoor & outdoor wayfinding technology for vision-impaired people

Navigating an unfamiliar place is uniquely challenging for people with disabilities. People with blindness, deafblindness, visual impairment or low vision,...

Molecular fingerprint behind beautiful pearls revealed

Pearl oysters are an important aquaculture animal in Japan, as they produce the beautiful pearls that are sought after for...

Earth-sun distance dramatically alters seasons in the equatorial Pacific in a 22,000-year cycle

Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Niño patterns in the eastern...

Germany and the UK represent contrasting approaches when it comes to their policies concerning COVID-19 vaccination prioritization

The allocation of COVID-19 vaccinations in 29 countries at the beginning of 2021

A research team from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics of Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) has analyzed vaccination schedules published...

How squid and octopus get their big brains

Cephalopods — which includes octopus, squid, and their cuttlefish cousins — are capable of some truly charismatic behaviors. They can...

New pterosaur species found in sub-Saharan Africa

DALLAS (SMU) – With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlantic...

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Germany.

Nazi propaganda from 1927–1945 reveals role of dehumanization of Jews in the Holocaust

A linguistic analysis of Nazi propaganda suggests that dehumanization of Jews shifted over time, with propaganda after the onset of...

University of Missouri is helping the aviation industry go “green”

While biodiesel and ethanol are two forms of biofuel used to power today’s cars and trucks, one area of the...

Young people in sub-Saharan Africa experience significant adversities and systemic challenges despite technological advancements and demographic transition that the region is experiencing.

In study of almost 20,000 sub-Saharan adolescents, loneliness, hunger, anxiety and substance use were associated with suicidal ideation, while having peer and parental support were associated with a decreased likelihood

In study of almost 20,000 sub-Saharan adolescents, loneliness, hunger, anxiety and substance use were associated with suicidal ideation, while having...

How has Medicaid expansion impacted health disparities nationwide?

A study led by J. Tom Mueller, Ph.D., a research assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, will examine the...

Debris throwing by Octopus tetricus in the wild

Octopuses caught on video throwing silt and shells around themselves and at each other

Octopuses appear to deliberately throw debris, sometimes directed at other octopuses, according to a study publishing November 9 in the...

The research suggests that polarization based on political partisanship can appear in basic aspects of perception.

U.S. political partisanship affects first impressions of faces

In an experimental study, participants’ first impressions of photos of strangers’ faces were strongly influenced by disclosure of the stranger’s...

Women are at risk of severe adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to Plasmodium spp. infection in malaria-endemic areas.

Globally, the number of pregnancies at risk from malaria infection fell between 2000 and 2020 – but in sub-Saharan Africa, it rose to 52.4 million despite control initiatives

Globally, the number of pregnancies at risk from malaria infection fell between 2000 and 2020 - but in sub-Saharan Africa,...

Truly Chiral Phonons in Three-Dimensional Bulk Materials

Truly chiral phonons observed in three-dimensional materials for the first time

Chirality is the breaking of reflection and inversion symmetries. Simply put, it is when an object’s mirror images cannot be...

A global climate policy framework on Loss and Damage

Urgent need to address climate-related losses and damages

With COP27 underway in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the subject of climate-related losses and damages is once again expected to...

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