For The Better

Engineers have demonstrated the effectiveness of new technology to cut diesel emissions. The advancement successfully reduced heavy-duty diesel engine nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to meet the California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2027 standards.

Baby corals are just as susceptible as adults to a deadly disease that has been spreading across Florida’s reefs since 2014, according to a new study. The findings showed that stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) infects baby corals with similar sev…

People with higher levels of antioxidants in their blood may be less likely to develop dementia, according to a new study.

Neurobiologists give new meaning to the term ‘motor mouth’. By carefully mapping neural networks in marmoset and macaque monkeys, they determined that multiple areas in the brain’s frontal lobe control the muscles of vocalization and could provide a fo…

Gene editing may be a potential treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in adults who were exposed to binge drinking in their adolescence, according to the results of an animal study. The researchers used a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-dCas9 …

As climate change continues to alter weather patterns around the planet including the Midwest, researchers are modeling the impact on crops such as corn.

An analysis of more than 400 singers who sought treatment for vocal injuries provides a wealth of data on a topic that’s often considered taboo to discuss in the singing community.

In a review of 71 studies that explored links between belief in paranormal phenomena and cognitive function, most of the findings align with the hypothesis that such beliefs are associated with cognitive differences or deficits.

A new study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world — and remarkably some of these went almost unnoticed decades ago.

Researchers have created an improved method for turning genes on and off using electrical signals.

Neuroscientists found that higher levels of the alpha-synuclein protein in the brain can lead to changes in vocal production.

Patients diagnosed with cancer more than one year ago and those not receiving active treatment were no more vulnerable to worse COVID-19 outcomes than patients without cancer, according to a new study.

A new study summarizing the 2020 California wildfire year said just over 9,900 wildfires burned 4.3 million acres in 2020. That’s twice the previous record but only average compared to burn rates before Euro-American settlement. Fire severity is the fa…

A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas off the Alaska Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It also suggests they may be a part of an 80-year rupture cascade along the fault.

New research recommends daily steroid doses for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, marking a significant change in how the disease is treated.

A study provides the first published in-depth description of the anti-cancer activity of capsaicin sustained release formulations. Capsaicin is naturally found in chili peppers and is the agent that provides the hot and spicy taste when eating chili pe…

A new device uses millimeter-wave imaging — the same technology used in airport security scanners — to scan a patient’s skin to detect if they have skin cancer. Millimeter-wave rays harmlessly penetrate about 2mm into human skin, so the team’s imagin…