World’s biggest study of wildfire smoke impact reveals alarming long-term health impacts
As North America recovers from some of the worst air quality in decades due to wildfires, one of the largest and most comprehensive studies into...
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UQ researchers tackle viruses with pandemic potential
Researchers have shed light on how a highly infectious virus, that has recently transferred from animals to people, is able to enter human cells.Credit: Catalin...
Space tech to shrink as the limits of quantum physics are tested on Earth and beyond
A UK-wide consortium is developing technologies to use nanoparticles as state-of-the-art sensors on small, shoebox-sized satellites known as CubeSats.Credit: Credit University of Swansea A UK-wide...
Cancer drugs show potential in fight against malaria
With malaria becoming increasingly drug-resistant, a team of UCF researchers is looking to use cancer drugs to accelerate the discovery of new life-saving therapies for...
Inside-out heating and ambient wind could make direct air capture cheaper and more efficient
What started as a simple errand to deposit a check at a bank drive-through became the kind of “aha” moment found mostly in books and...
New research shows vegetation accelerates coastal dune erosion during extreme events
Coastal sand dunes provide the first line of defense from storms for some of the most economically valuable and ecologically important landscapes in the world...
RSV is a serious heath threat, but the public knows little about it
PHILADELPHIA – As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determines whether to approve a vaccine against RSV for adults 60 and older, a...
An app can transform smartphones into thermometers that accurately detect fevers
If you’ve ever thought you may be running a temperature yet couldn’t find a thermometer, you aren’t alone. A fever is the most commonly cited symptom...
Monarch butterflies are more likely to survive their long migrations if they have more and larger white spots on their wings, possibly because it gives them an aerodynamic advantage
###Credit: Andrew K. Davis, using images courtesy of www.butterfliesofamerica.com with permission, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ### Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286921 Article Title: How the monarch got its...
Wild and feral cats shed more toxoplasmosis parasites in areas densely populated by humans
A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas with higher human population density tend to release—or “shed”—a greater amount of...
Why is there a data trust deficit?
The Association for Computing Machinery’s global Technology Policy Council (TPC) has released its TechBrief: The Data Trust Deficit.” It is the latest in a series...
Smart farming platform improves crop yields, minimizes pollution
A new farming system developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture:...
New microcomb device advances photonic technology
A new tool for generating microwave signals could help propel advances in wireless communication, imaging, atomic clocks, and more.Credit: University of Rochester A new tool...
A roadmap for gene regulation in plants
– By Will FergusonCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab – By Will Ferguson For the first time, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...
The surprising path to life: Breaking free from Plate Tectonics
A groundbreaking study published in Nature has challenged the long-held belief that plate tectonics is a prerequisite for the emergence of life on Earth. Credit: University of Rochester...
