A 21st century mining boom across the tropics is degrading rivers
Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a Dartmouth-led study. Published in Nature,...
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Looking out for kids: a case for better pediatric trauma interventions
In the weeks following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health directives called for masking, social distancing, social isolation, and stay-at-home orders. Apart from...
A newly discovered plant gene that helps make apiin: the search ends here
The herbs celery and parsley are widely used for medicinal and health purposes by humans due to their numerous health benefits. The medicinal uses of...
A fitness tracker for brain health: How a headband can identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in your sleep
AURORA, Colo. (August 23, 2023) – Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Washington University in St. Louis have identified a way...
Unravelling the water dynamics and structure of water-coordinated metal complexes
Lanthanide-containing complexes are important compounds for sophisticated nuclear-fuel processing and medical imaging. Moreover, they often have interesting symmetric crystal structures and associated dynamics that render...
Study connects neural gene expression differences to functional distinctions
Figuring out how hundreds of different kinds of brain cells develop from their unique expression of thousands of genes promises to not only advance understanding...
FAU lands $4.2 million NIH grant for air quality and Alzheimer’s risks study
Worldwide, the practice of preparing agricultural fields by burning crop residue contributes large quantities of gaseous pollutants and aerosol particles to the atmosphere and is...
University of South Florida scientist: Barnacles may help reveal location of lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 23, 2023) – A University of South Florida geoscientist led an international team of researchers to create a new method that can...
Matthew Sfeir named 2023 Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
NEW YORK, August 23, 2023 — Physicist Matthew Sfeir is among 21 innovative mid-career scientists who will each receive $1.25 million from the Gordon and...
Rare kidney disease is genetically decoded
When Dr. Bodo Beck first saw the three children of a family who had fled Syria sitting in his consultation room at University Hospital Cologne,...
Remoteness did little to reduce COVID-19 spread to Amazonian Tsimané
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Indigenous peoples suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing a lack of sovereignty, limited infrastructure and discrimination in local healthcare systems...
Steam condenser coating could save 460M tons of CO2 annually
If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then, every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released...
Osteoporosis: UAB-led study approved for a $13.9 million award to investigate prevention of bone fractures
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In osteoporosis, bones become brittle and fragile, putting them at high risk of fractures or breaks. These “fragility fractures” can cause pain,...
Weakly-solvating electrolyte enables ultralow temperature (-80 ℃) and high-power CFx/Li primary batteries
By selecting low melting point solvents and suitable salts and precisely tailoring Li+-coordinated environment via integration of low-affinity solvents with moderate anions, the weakly solvating...
Sharing chemical knowledge between human and machine
Structural formulae show how chemical compounds are constructed, i.e., which atoms they consist of, how these are arranged spatially and how they are connected. Chemists...
