Juan Enriquez’s “Right/Wrong”
New book analyzes how technology transforms our ethicsCredit: The MIT PRESS, 2020. "This book will make you uncomfortable and it ...
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Majority of Americans trust Biden to lead US healthcare system amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ability to manage the pandemic and reducing healthcare costs are equally important to Americans in determining their vote for presidentCredit: ...
Two’s a crowd: Nuclear and renewables don’t mix
Only the latter can deliver truly low carbon energy, says new studyCredit: University of Sussex If countries want to lower ...
Reducing the high social cost of death
Researchers investigate far-reaching ramifications of bereavement and their mitigationCredit: Kyoto University Japan - How will you cope with the death ...
URI researcher: Housing prices decline within mile of solar energy arrays
'We need to be smarter in siting solar installations'Credit: University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. - September 30, 2020 - ...
Study explores just transition task force lessons for depolarizing energy, climate policy
Credit: University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released today a new report that explores the work ...
Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
Credit: West Virginia University About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency ...
Jindal school researchers examine COVID-19 impact on manufacturing
Credit: UT Dallas Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have examined how manufacturers are -- or aren't -- ...
Donor-conceived adults have higher incidence of immunology diseases
Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first ...
Funding climate action policies: Consumers weigh in
New research shows international support for simple funding plans -- even if costs are highCredit: Washington University For decades, scientists ...
New technology is a “science multiplier” for astronomy
Credit: NASA Federal funding of new technology is crucial for astronomy, according to results of a study released Sept. 21 ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks out on space, politics, and science outreach
Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FOX The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. In the latest ...
New method adds and subtracts for sustainability’s true measure
Sidesteps could open gates to next virusCredit: Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability From loaning pandas to ...
Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2020 - The slight decline in drug overdose ...
Georgetown Global Health Center issues pandemic preparedness report and COVID-19 lessons
Credit: Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2020) -- In a ...
Netflix – a zebra among horses: QUT researcher
Constantly evolving Netflix has changed the face of entertainment on a global scaleCredit: FlixPatrol Media studies expert Professor Amanda Lotz, ...
Dismantling structural racism in nursing
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 9, 2020) - Confronting the uncomfortable reality of systemic racism - the system that creates ...
COVID-19 deaths among black essential workers linked to racial disparities
Credit: Charlie Ehlert Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than ...
Comprehensive look at US fuel economy standards show big savings on fuel and emissions
Credit: Graph courtesy of the researchers (Rebecca Ciez); Redesign by Bumper DeJesus In one of the first comprehensive assessments of ...
COVID-19 and the threat to American voting rights
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 2, 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated three main pathologies of ...