It鈥檚 time to get a better read on how infectious diseases are tied to the loss of biodiversity worldwide, an international team of scientists argue in a new paper.
In her research, Dounia Shaaban Kabakibo, a PhD student in physics at UdeM, explores the potential of new materials 鈥 namely, crystals 鈥 to make solid-state batteries.
Long after the firefighters extinguish the fires burning in Los Angeles, a variety of health hazards will persist in the soil, air and water, according to news reports. More than 40,000 acres have... ...
In his final Oval Office address, President Joe Biden reflected on his legacy, warning against the dangers of rising oligarchy, misinformation, and unchecked technology. ...
Tucked away in a star forming region in the Taurus constellation, a pair of circling stars are displaying some unexpected differences in the circumstellar disks of dust and gas that surround them.
NYU Tandon, collaborating institutions and industry partners have been awarded nearly $10 million to develop next generation communications technology.聽聽The project, dubbed SALSA (Spectrally Agile Large-Scale Arrays), is funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Researchers have developed a noninvasive method to monitor the electrical activity inside heart muscle cells from the outside, avoiding the need to physically penetrate the cells. The method relies on recording electrical signals from outside the cells and using AI to reconstruct the signals within the cells with impressive accuracy.
Social media company Meta will end its fact-checking programs, with platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Threads shifting to a crowdsourcing model similar to X's Community Notes. Virginia Tech experts Megan Duncan, Cayce Myers, and Julia Feerrar offer insights as to how effective crowdsourced fact-checking could be, and how users can guard against misinformation.
Virginia Tech political expert Cayce Myers expects Donald Trump inaugural speech to spotlight his America First agenda and signify a return of the MAGA movement's dominance within U.S. politics.
A new Health Affairs Health Policy Brief highlights the detrimental impact of recent state and federal policies that restrict discussions of 鈥渄ivisive concepts,鈥 including structural racism. It warns that these policies undermine efforts to address health inequities and improve population health.
Tufts University Assistant Professor Elizabeth Setren in the Department of Economics at the School of Arts and Sciences has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Joe Biden. PECASE recognition is the highest honor given by the U.S. government for outstanding scientists and engineers who are early in their careers.
Sandia National Laboratories achieved a record-breaking economic impact of $5.2 billion for 2024, surpassing the previous year鈥檚 figure by more than $423 million. This total includes the salaries of the 16,900 people employed by Sandia in 2024, including 1,900 student interns, as well as the $1.08 billion paid to small business suppliers and the $133 million in gross receipts taxes paid to the state of New Mexico.
Craig Vander Kolk, M.D., Director of Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery at Mercy and Brendan Collins, M.D., a specialist in breast reconstruction, cosmetic medicine and plastic surgery, are guests of Mercy Medical Center鈥檚 ongoing talk show series, 鈥淢edoscopy,鈥 airing on Facebook Watch, Wed.-Thurs., Jan. 22nd and 23rd, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. EST.
More than a decade of work with youth experiencing homelessness and HIV prevention has led to a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, dean of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.
A first-of-its-kind study found subtle, but distinct vowel pronunciations in Pacific Islanders attending more diverse schools in Utah compared to students in a predominately white high school, confirming the theory that groups to differentiate along ethnic lines where more groups share the same social space.
If corn was ever jealous of soybean鈥檚 relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air during early corn growth, which may reduce the crop鈥檚 reliance on nitrogen fertilizer.
Patients will benefit from the latest evolution of the 30-year partnership between Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health, following the signing of a master services agreement, or MSA, that creates unparalleled opportunities to deliver high-quality coordinated care.