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Credit: University of California San Diego A team of engineers recommends expanding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles as campuses and businesses start planning for a...

Fear of losing health insurance keeps 1 in 6 workers in their jobs

Black workers 50% more likely to stay in unwanted jobs than white workersCredit: West Health-Gallup Survey, March 2021 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 6, 2021 -...

Many consumers misinterpret food date labels, yet use them with confidence

Consumer education is needed to increase understanding of food date labels according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and BehaviorCredit: Journal...

First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA analysis

With a living descendant's DNA sample, a team of researchers have identified the remains of John Gregory, engineer aboard HMS ErebusCredit: Diana Trepkov/ University of...

New mutation raises risk for AFib, heart failure for people of color

Study published in JAMA CardiologyCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new mutation found in a gene associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation poses a significantly...

UAB spinoff to treat chronic respiratory disease announces $3 million seed funding

ResBiotic Inc. will use the money to develop and commercialize groundbreaking probiotic formulations for lung health.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A biomedical research company founded...

Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100

LANL scientists contribute to comprehensive sea-level rise projectionsCredit: (photo by Jeremy Harbeck, NASA Icebridge). LOS ALAMOS, N.M., May 5, 2021-- A massive collaborative research project...

Kessler Foundation studies new option for treating neck pain in active-duty military

The Geneva Foundation funds two-year study of Cervigard Neck Collar in active-duty service members with neck pain. The study is part of the Musculoskeletal Injury...

Dark matter detection

UD's Singh and collaborators propose repurposing tabletop sensors to search for dark matterCredit: Photo by Evan Krape, photo composite by Jeffrey C. Chase Scientists are...

Supersymmetry-inspired microlaser arrays pave way for powering chip-sized optical systems

Credit: University of Pennsylvania The field of photonics aims to transform all manner of electronic devices by storing and transmitting information in the form of...

Rapid rovers, speedy sands: fast-tracking terrain interaction modeling

Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Granular materials, such as sand and gravel, are an interesting class of materials. They can display solid, liquid, and gas-like...

Rein Ulijn receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

Ulijn is the second ASRC faculty member in just two years to receive the Department of Defense's most prestigious single-investigator awardCredit: ASRC NEW YORK, May...

Depression part of daily life for many Black Canadians

University of Ottawa study finds nearly two-thirds of Black individuals in Canada suffer severe depressive symptoms with women worse affectedCredit: The University of Ottawa The...

New, almost non-destructive archaeogenetic sampling method developed

A new method that allows the almost non-destructive extraction of genetic material from archaeological human remainsCredit: Photo: Kiss Pál Museum (Edit Mester and Albert Gy?rfi)...

Examining the one-two punch of malaria drugs