The invisible killer lurking in our consumer products
Credit: MostPhotos/Tatiana Mihailova Our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials - unbeknownst to us. The use of nanomaterials...
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New study finds climate change shrinks and shifts juvenile white shark range
Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 2010 New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals that even the revered white shark cannot escape the impacts of a...
Environmentally friendly behavior is easy — tourists just need a ‘nudge’
Simple cues reduce cognitive strain and provide a nudge -- helping tourists to demonstrate environmentally conscious behavior, such as refusing a plastic bagCredit: K. Nelson...
Early Indian monsoon forecasts could benefit farmers
Seasonal forecasts for Indian summer monsoon accurate in India's major agricultural regionsCredit: Amulya Chevuturi/University of Reading Farmers in India should be provided with early forecasts...
WVU biologists uncover forests’ unexpected role in climate change
Credit: West Virginia University New research from West Virginia University biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more carbon dioxide than previously reported,...
1918 pandemic second wave had fatal consequences
Credit: Archive of the History of Medicine, University of Zurich In the event of a pandemic, delayed reactions and a decentralized approach by the authorities...
Study seeks to better understand how COVID-19 and cancer intersect
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers join nationwide study to examine long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19Credit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Researchers at MUSC...
Variable weather makes weeds harder to whack
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers are well aware the weather...
Researchers develop data tool that may improve care
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8, 2021 - With the aid of sophisticated machine learning, researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine...
New book says by engaging in rapid frequent screening we can control the pandemic
The pandemic information solutionCredit: Joshua Gans February 8, 2021 New Book Says by Engaging in Rapid Frequent Screening We Can Control the Pandemic. The Pandemic...
Scientists discover how a group of caterpillars became poisonous
Genetic research using Smithsonian collections reveals the evolutionary path of six toxic butterfly speciesCredit: Robert Robbins, Smithsonian. The Atala butterfly (Eumaeus atala) and its five...
Cleaning Up the Mississippi River
Louisiana State University Boyd Professor tracks 100-year historyCredit: LSU Louisiana State University College of the Coast & Environment Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner reconstructed a...
Kessler Foundation to study effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue
Dr. John DeLuca leads team in novel study of the effects of a MS disease-modifying agent on the symptoms of cognitive fatigue that adversely affect...
Yes, allergy seasons are getting worse; blame climate change
Credit: William Anderegg If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every year, you may be right....
Fast-growing parts of africa see a surprise: less air pollution from seasonal fires
But growing urban emissions mean reprieve may be only temporaryCredit: Kyu Lee/Earth Institute, Columbia University Often, when populations and economies boom, so does air pollution--a...
