Stormwater could be a large source of microplastics and rubber fragments to waterways
In cities, heavy rains wash away the gunk collecting on sidewalks and roads, picking up…
Year: 2021
Electric fish — and humans — pause before communicating key points
Electric fish pause before sharing something particularly meaningful. Pauses also prime the sensory systems to…
Embryos of many species use sound to prepare for the outside world
It’s well known that reptiles depend on temperature cues while in the egg to determine…
AI with swarm intelligence
Researchers have used ‘swarm learning’ – a novel, artificial intelligence technology – to detect blood…
Slender robotic finger senses buried items
Researchers developed a ‘Digger Finger’ robot that digs through granular material, like sand and gravel,…
Universal travel pattern across four continents
New research confirms people visit places more frequently when they have to travel shorter distances…
Journey of PFAS in wastewater facilities highlights regulation challenges
Researchers have conducted two of the first studies in New England to collectively show that…
Don’t count on caffeine to fight sleep deprivation
Sleep scientists assessed how effective caffeine was in counteracting the negative effects of sleep deprivation…
Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China
Fishery and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves…
The world’s smallest fruit picker controlled by artificial intelligence
Inspired by insects that suck nutrients directly from plant veins, physicists have studied whether valuable…
Surgical services: Northern Ireland must speed up action to tackle UK’s worst waiting lists, says royal college
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has launched a 10 step plan to restore…
Covid-19: PM’s former chief aide accuses health secretary of lying over PPE and access to treatment
The prime minister’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings has launched an incendiary attack on England’s…
Non-parents expand ‘facial dexterity’ in caring for infants among primates
Non-parents expand the range of their facial expressions in caring for infants among primates. The…
Warm ice may fracture differently than cold ice
Researchers have found strong evidence that warm ice – that is, ice very close in…
What causes the deep Earth’s most mysterious earthquakes?
The cause of Earth’s deepest earthquakes has been a mystery to science for more than…
Record-shattering 2020 trans-Atlantic dust storm
Researchers parsing the mechanism that in June 2020 transported a massive dust plume from Saharan…
Proteomics reveals how exercise increases the efficiency of muscle energy production
By applying mass spectrometry, scientists provide some of the most detailed data on how mitochondrial…
How antibiotic-filled feces helps ‘bessbug’ beetles stay healthy
Researchers have discovered that the frass of the horned passalus beetle is teeming with antibiotic…
A new ‘gold standard’ compound for generating electricity from heat
Researchers show in a new study that a single material, a layered crystal consisting of…
Researchers discover fundamental roles of glucosamine in brain
Using novel imaging methods for studying brain metabolism, researchers have identified the reservoir for a…
Hundreds of antibiotic resistant genes found in the gastrointestinal tracts of Danish infants
Danish one-year-olds carry several hundred antibiotic resistant genes in their bacterial gut flora according to…
Scientific panel loosens ’14-day rule’ limiting how long human embryos can be grown in the lab
An influential scientific panel cracked open the door on Wednesday to growing human embryos in…
Understanding of invisible but mighty particles in Earth’s radiation belts
Tiny charged electrons and protons which can damage satellites and alter the ozone have revealed…
Small modular reactors competitive in Washington’s clean energy future
A new report finds small modular reactors could provide competitively priced electricity in Washington state’s…
Slope stability model can help prevent landslides to protect communities and save lives
Researchers hope industry and governments worldwide will use the SSSAFE model to help early warning…
Deciphering structure of a toxic matter that destroys the nerves in the brain
Researchers reveal the structure of a hetero-oligomer nano-aggregate – a substance that causes Parkinson’s and…
Covid-19: D/deaf healthcare workers faced “widespread, systemic discrimination” during pandemic, study finds
Deaf healthcare workers have faced “widespread, systemic discrimination” during clinical practice and through pandemic policies,…
Michael Atkinson: gastroenterology pioneer
bmj;373/may26_13/n1352/FAF1faMichael Atkinson’s towering status in gastroenterology was highlighted by a device he made from household…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Vaccine makers urge Biden to end support of Covid-19 IP waiver; Russia accused of sowing doubt over Pfizer shot
Rise and shine, everyone, the middle of the week is here. You made it this…
Surgical simulation training is crucial in the covid-19 era and beyond
Munro and colleagues list several strategies for mitigating the negative effects of the covid-19 pandemic…
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Memory details fade over time, with only the main gist preserved
What information is retained in a memory over time, and which parts get lost? These…
Why a vacation seems like it will end as soon as it begins
Time not only flies when you’re having fun – sometimes anticipating a fun event makes…
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STAT+: In a possible sign of transparency, more leading universities are reporting clinical trial results
Over the past two years, many major U.S. universities have done a better job of…
Opinion: Is the Sputnik V vaccine too good to be true? Without the data, it’s hard to know
Sputnik V, the Covid-19 developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Research Institute, was the early rising…
Medical training focuses on treating the white majority
Racial health inequalities have been brought into focus by covid-19, which, as Jeraj mentions,1 has…
Opinion: Listen: Danielle Ofri on Covid surges and her postmortem folder
This week on the “First Opinion Podcast” I’m joined by Danielle Ofri, a physician, writer-editor,…
Structural racism hide and seek: only one of five official UK reports on health has found structural racism
Gopal and Rao’s editorial made me reflect on five important UK reports published in the…
A new tool tracks health disparities in the U.S. — and highlights major data gaps
Over and over, the pandemic has reinforced the reality of racial disparities in the U.S….
Covid-19: Variants are spreading in countries with low vaccination rates
With new daily covid-19 cases in steep decline across Europe and North America, and now…
What does it mean to engage the public in the response to covid-19?
Over the past year, numerous individuals and institutions have called on governments and other authorities…
On the road to Recovery—the world’s biggest covid-19 treatment trial
It’s hard to overestimate the impact of the Recovery trial. In just one year, it’s…
A verrucous plaque on the hand
An otherwise healthy woman in her 80s presented with a two month history of an…
Help me trust you after my misdiagnosis
Debilitating daily lifeFor more than 12 years I lived with undiagnosed chronic pain, spinal problems,…
Periorificial dermatitis and lumbosacral erosions
These are erythemato-squamous lesions on the face of a woman in her 50s along with…
David Oliver: The pandemic has delivered clinical service innovations worth keeping
The NHS’s response to the covid-19 pandemic has shown how necessity can be the mother…
Opinion: In ‘vaccine apartheid,’ Nepal is ground zero. It needs U.S. help
The world has reached the era of Covid-19 “vaccine apartheid.” That was the warning this…
Royal college opens its second home
bmj;373/may26_1/n1330/FAF1faSG PhotographyThe Royal College of Physicians has moved into to its new northern home, RCP…
Opinion: The U.S. mental health care system failed my brother — and millions like him
On February 25, I got the phone call I had been dreading for years: My…
Opinion: The U.S. mental health care system failed my brother — and millions like him
On February 25, I got the phone call I had been dreading for years: My…
Opinion: The U.S. mental health care system failed my brother — and millions like him
On February 25, I got the phone call I had been dreading for years: My…