Mindfully Curated
A new study shows that aerosols in indoor air can vary in acidity. This acidity determines how long viruses remain infectious in the air — with profound implications for virus transmission and strategies to contain it.
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day was associated with twice the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe hypertension compared to non-coffee drinkers, in a study of more than 18,600 men and women in Japan.
For decades, scientists have been stumped by the signals plants send themselves to initiate photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight into sugars. Researchers have now decoded those previously opaque signals.
Did you know that silk fabric is made from … well, worm spit? The way that silkworms wind their cocoons from fibers in their slimy saliva is now helping scientists more easily make new biomedical materials. Researchers have mimicked the seemingly sim…
A small tax on robots, as well as on trade generally, will help reduce income inequality in the U.S., according to economists.
Using satellite monitoring data, researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm that could provide real-time monthly land use and land cover maps for parts of India.
Biodegradable medical gowns, designed to be greener than conventional counterparts, actually produce harmful greenhouse gases, according to new research.
No matter how egotistical, power hungry or greedy the person is, many of us are still attracted to their dark side — in part because we suspect some may have a redeeming quality. A recent study found that both adults and children more often reported t…