Current Institution: University of Colorado Denver, USA Research interests: I study how physiology and ontogeny limit the ways that organisms adapt to their environments. I am especially interested in using…
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Weather forecast accuracy is crucial in a heat wave – 1 degree can mean the difference between life and death
Weather forecasts have gotten quite good over the years, but their temperatures aren’t always spot on – and the result when they underplay extremes can be lethal. Even a 1-degree…
Myths about will power and moral weakness keep people with opioid use disorder from receiving effective medications like methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone
The most effective science-based treatment for opioid use disorder is medication. Methadone and buprenorphine prevent intense cravings and other symptoms of withdrawal, while naltrexone works by blocking the effects of…
UAE’s Cop28 president plans “brutally honest” climate summit
“We must be brutally honest about the gaps that need to be filled, the root causes and how we got to this place here today” said Sultan Al-Jaber Countries at…
Explore the past, present and future of ‘Eight Bears’
Eight BearsGloria DickieW.W. Norton & Co., $30 Bears have long been considered family. “Stories of a familial bear exist in almost every human culture that shares territory with the animal,”…
Enigmatic immune cells help to avoid harmful allergens
Mast cells and IgE promote immunity of avoidance. Model of mast-cell-mediated avoidance behavior in the framework of type 2 immunity. Barrier damage facilitates entry of antigens (for instance, occupational and…
19th Northrop Grumman Mission Carries Experiments to International Space Station
Scientific investigations launching to the International Space Station on the 19th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission for NASA include studies of fire suppression, gene therapy, atmospheric monitoring, and other experiments along with space-flown…
Could AI-powered robot ‘companions’ combat human loneliness?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Companion robots enhanced with artificial intelligence may one day help alleviate the loneliness epidemic, suggests a new report from researchers at Auckland, Duke, and Cornell Universities.…
Webb Space Telescope reveals moment of stellar birth, dramatic close-up of 50 baby stars
The first anniversary image released Wednesday, July 12, 2023, by Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach, shows NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope displaying a star birth like it’s…
