Pesticide exposure linked to teen depression in agricultural communities
Adolescents exposed to elevated levels of pesticides are at an increased risk of depression, according to a new study led by Jose R. Suarez-Lopez, MD,...
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Last chlamydia-free koala population may safeguard future of species
Credit: The University of Adelaide DENVER/July 2, 2019 - The last, large, isolated, healthy chlamydia-free population of koalas in Australia may have been identified on...
Martindale awarded NSF CAREER Grant for paleontological research and education
Credit: University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences The National Science Foundation has awarded a CAREER grant to Jackson School of Geosciences Assistant...
Barbara now a major hurricane on NASA satellite imagery
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean after Tropical Storm...
New method makes realistic water wave animations more efficient
Researchers at IST Austria have developed a method that realistically models water wave animations at a significantly lower computational expenseCredit: Camille Schreck In general, water...
Promising approach: Prevent diabetes with intermittent fasting
Credit: David Ausserhofer/DIfE Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver. DZD scientists from...
New study shows nanoscale pendulum coupling
Credit: D. Navarro In 1665, Lord Christiaan Huygens found that two pendulum clocks, hung in the same wooden structure, oscillated spontaneously and perfectly in line...
Methane vanishing on Mars: Danish researchers propose new mechanism as an explanation.
An interdisciplinary research group from Aarhus University has proposed a previously overlooked physical-chemical process that can explain the rapid disappearance of methane from Mars' atmosphere.Credit:...
Fast radio burst pinpointed to distant galaxy
Owens Valley Radio Observatory is providing new clues in an ongoing cosmic mysteryCredit: Caltech/OVRO/Gregg Hallinan Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are among the most enigmatic and...
Physicists OK commercial graphene for T-wave detection
Credit: Evgenii Sheshin et al./Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Valiev Institute of...
HSE graduate develops self-repairing building material from mushroom spores
The project won the Outstanding Science Award at the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).Credit: Anna Budnikova, HSE University Anna Budnikova, a graduate of...
Why some cities turn off the water pipes at night
A new paper from University of Toronto Engineering researcher outlines a simple, yet powerful model to understand why some water suppliers choose to turn off...
Concussion rates are nearly double what we thought — and summer is prime injury time
(TORONTO, Canada - July 2, 2019) - With concussions seeming more common than ever before, researchers at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, set...
Tiny motor can ‘walk’ to carry out tasks
Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures -- including other robotsCredit: Will Langford CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Years ago, MIT Professor...
Measuring the laws of nature
A physical constant, which is of great importance for basic research, has now be re-measured, with much higher precision than ever before.Credit: TU Wien There...
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