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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...

Sketch map for how the “polluted” atmospheric new particle formation events occur

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...

Humans: Hierarchy vs part of a larger family

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 Month-to-Month Comparison of Labor Market Indicators for People with and without Disabilities

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...

Rice University scientists get fungi to spill their secrets

HOUSTON – (Jan. 6, 2023) – As anyone who has ever attended a cocktail party can tell you, shedding inhibitions makes you more talkative and...

Indigenous territories and protected areas are key to forest conservation in the Brazilian Amazon, study shows

A research study led by researchers with the Center for Earth Observation and Modeling at the University of Oklahoma analyzed time series satellite images from...

Perfusion of an amputated limb with saline and a fluorescent agent (i.e., fluorophore) administered via a dominant artery.

First-in-kind amputated human limb model to study imaging probes for human tissues

The nascent field of fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) is fast growing, with potential to vastly improve the safety and efficacy of surgical procedures. In FGS, tissues...

setup for photochemical synthesis of diamines

Lab lights way to simple chemical synthesis

HOUSTON – (Jan. 6, 2023) – Inexpensive iron salts are a key to simplifying the manufacture of essential precursors for drugs and other chemicals, according...

Genes & Cancer | Pathogenesis to management of hepatocellular carcinoma

BUFFALO, NY- January 6, 2023 – A new review was published in Genes & Cancer on December 13, 2022, entitled, “Pathogenesis to management of hepatocellular...

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