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Monitoring Approach Could Help Snuff Out Legionella Outbreaks

Routine, relatively low-cost monitoring of several factors influencing water safety could ward off Legionnaires鈥� disease outbreaks in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care settings, a new study from the Ohio State University suggests.
17-Feb-2025 7:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

The Complicated Question of How We Determine Who Has an Accent

How do you tell if someone has a particular accent? It might seem obvious: You hear someone pronounce words in a way that is different from 鈥渘ormal鈥� and connect it to other people from a specific place. But a new study suggests that might not...
13-Feb-2025 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

鈥楯unk鈥� RNA Segments Play Role in Protein Production, Cell Stress Response

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to oxidative stress.
11-Feb-2025 8:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Fertility Tracking Has Increased in Some States Post-Dobbs

The use of fertility-tracking technology increased in some states after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade despite warnings that reproduction-related data might not be secure, a new study has found.
10-Feb-2025 8:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

The Link Between Finances and Loneliness in Older Adults

Older adults who didn鈥檛 have enough savings to cover emergency expenses during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic faced another surprising problem: higher levels of loneliness.
10-Feb-2025 9:25 AM EST Add to Favorites

New Technology Lights Way for Accelerating Coral Reef Restoration

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.
6-Feb-2025 8:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

New Device Uses Electrically Assisted Wind to Fight Fires

Researchers have developed a new portable tool that could improve how firefighters douse fires, making the process more efficient and far less risky.
4-Feb-2025 9:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

Carbon Capture From Constructed Wetlands Declines as They Age

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate change 鈥� but that ability does diminish with time as the wetlands mature, a new study suggests.
31-Jan-2025 7:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Could Trump鈥檚 Madison Square Garden rally be an 鈥淥ctober surprise?鈥� Expert says it may impact late-deciding voters.

28-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT

Eclipse folk tales show different relationships between people and the sun

In preparation for this year鈥檚 eclipse on April 8, an Ohio State expert dug deep into folklore indexes to see what common motifs have been used to explain the phenomenon. A common one: the sun being consumed by a creature.
22-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT