Electric car sales drive toward cleaner air, longer lives
Electric cars — and their continued sales growth — are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce early human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas.
Computational system streamlines the design of fluidic devices
Researchers have developed a computational optimization pipeline that can automatically design a fluidic device to meet specific objectives, without requiring a user to make assumptions about the device’s shape in advance. This could make the design pr…
Even early forms of liver disease affect heart health
Investigators have found that even subtle forms of liver disease directly impact heart health. The findings help further clarify the relationship between liver disease and heart disease beyond their shared risk factors.
New way to produce important molecular entity
A team presents a new, direct way to produce unsymmetrically constructed vicinal diamines. These structures are relevant for the function of biologically active molecules, natural products and pharmaceuticals.
Immune system of modern Papuans shaped by DNA from ancient Denisovans, study finds
Modern Papuans’ immune system likely evolved with a little help from the Denisovans, a mysterious human ancestor who interbred with ancient humans, according to a new study.
Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in children, study finds
In rural Bangladesh, areas with high levels of arsenic contamination in drinking water, compared to areas with less contamination, have a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in both water and child stool samples, according to a n…
How intensive agriculture turned a wild plant into a pervasive weed
Agriculture is driving rapid evolutionary change, not just on farms but also in wild species in surrounding landscapes, new research has found.
Molecules have an orientation, and scientists have a new way to measure it
Polymer chains twist and turn in complex and unexpected ways, now visible with a new measurement technique. The new technique, which shows 3D molecular orientation at a 400 nm resolution, will help researchers understand the structure/function relation…
Findings for invasive insect’s life cycle could aid management in southeast
New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest ravaging native ash trees in North America.
How selfish genes succeed
A new study reveals how a selfish gene in yeast uses a poison-antidote strategy that enables its function and likely has facilitated its long-term evolutionary success. This strategy is an important addition for scientists studying similar systems incl…
Research links common sweetener with anxiety in mouse study
Researchers have linked the artificial sweetener aspartame to anxiety-like behavior in mice. Along with producing anxiety in the mice who consumed aspartame, the effects extended up to two generations from the males exposed to the sweetener, according …
Warming seas’ negative impact on giant kelp starts in early life
Kelp forests are one of the most diverse and productive natural ecosystems on the planet, but in the past 50 to 100 years significant swaths have been lost and many of the remaining systems show a declining trajectory.
Why Leonardo DRS Stock Climbed This Week
The markets are warming to this newly formed European/American defense contractor.
Why Shares in UPS Rose Today
The package delivery company’s fortunes continue to be tied to the economy in investors’ eyes.
Climate whiplash increased wildfires on California’s west coast about 8,000 years ago
Researchers have been studying the effects of the sudden decrease in global temperatures that occurred about 8,200 years ago, the so-called 8.2-kiloyear event, with the help of mineral deposits present in White Moon Cave in Northern California. New ind…