Acorn production cycles influence wild boar populations
According to a study published in The American Naturalist on 6 January 2022, sequences of environmental events over time influence population dynamics in wild species....
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Jet engine lubrication oils are a major source of ultrafine particles
FRANKFURT. Ultrafine particles form during combustion processes, for example when wood or biomass is burned, as well as in power and industrial plants. Alongside road...
Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, new evidence confirms
Smallpox was once one of humanity’s most devastating diseases, but its origin is shrouded in mystery. For years, scientific estimates of when the smallpox virus...
Chemical researchers discover catalyst to make renewable paints, coatings, and diapers
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has invented a groundbreaking new catalyst technology that converts renewable materials like trees and corn...
New high-tech startup developing smart contact lenses for glaucoma diagnosis and management
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Optometrists, ophthalmologists and their patients will benefit from new, high-tech tools to detect glaucoma at its earliest stages thanks to a...
Decoding brain arteriovenous malformations in the Asian population: a Chinese Neurosurgical Journal study
Brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is the abnormal entanglement of arteries and veins in the brain, which disrupts the normal flow of blood and can lead...
What does the eye have to do with the language?
Eyes provide us with most information about the surrounding world. Yet, the eye, especially that of a human, enables not only to receive stimuli but...
Researchers study new particle formation events in the urban atmosphere
An international research team has conducted a study of new particle formation (NPF) events in the atmosphere of Beijing, which provides the first evidence of...
Speciesism, like racism, imperils humanity and the planet
With the world’s population topping 8 billion last year, it’s clear that humans have achieved a unique status in Earth’s history. We are the only...
Another step toward an insulin tablet
For the millions of people living with diabetes, insulin is a life-saving drug. Unlike many other medicines, though, insulin cannot be easily delivered by swallowing...
Families with food insecurity have greater health care expenditures
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 9, 2023 – Food insecurity, which is the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, impacts about 10.2% of...
NSF awards UMBC’s Lauren Clay $624K Convergence Accelerator grant to address food insecurity in disasters
Longstanding food insecurity problems in the U.S. and around the world, exacerbated by the pandemic, are projected to increase over the coming decades, as food,...
Nanoplastics unexpectedly produce reactive oxidizing species when exposed to light
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society, found in packaging and bottles as well as making up more than 18% of solid waste in landfills. Many...
nTIDE December 2022 Jobs Report: Hot job market continues for people with disabilities despite efforts to cool the economy
East Hanover, NJ – January 6, 2023 – Persistent efforts to cool the economy had no effect on jobseekers with disabilities, who continued to find...
Study reveals average age at conception for men versus women over past 250,000 years
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The length of a specific generation can tell us a lot about the biology and social organization of humans. Now, researchers at...
