The team used air quality monitors in the children’s homes to measure emission levels and air quality. Credit: University of East Anglia Poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits…
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New Stellar Danger to Planets Identified by NASA’s Chandra
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded…
Viewpoint: Without glyphosate, critical wetlands and wildlife could be strangled by invasive plants
Almost two years ago, I wrote an article hoping “we are finally at a place when a few influential scientists with integrity will have the courage to speak out and demand…
Self-driving cars must learn the language of cyclists to keep roads safe, research suggests
Credit: University of Glasgow Future generations of self-driving cars should learn the language of cyclists to help them safely share the roads with bikes, new research suggests. Human-computer interaction specialists…
PNNL Scientist Inspires Next Generation at the National Science Bowl
By Jesenia Hernandez Newswise — Physicist Emily Mace will share her science journey and an interactive presentation about her current research with middle school and high school students from across…
Study finds stool transplants more effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections
Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health A new study, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews…
Link Found Between Common Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections in Preschoolers and Increased Risk of Autism
Summary: Preschoolers with common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) issues may be at risk of autism or high levels of autism traits, according to a study published in BMJ Open.…
How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Humans and horses have enjoyed a strong working relationship for nearly 10,000 years—a partnership that transformed how food was produced, people were transported and even how…
A long-term precipitation manipulation field experiment in a shrub-encroached grassland in Inner Mongolia, China – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Yankun Zhu—Associate Professor at Sanming University, China—discusses his paper: Increased precipitation attenuates shrub encroachment by facilitating herbaceous growth in a Mongolian grassland—recently shortlisted for the 2022…
The underestimated risk factor for mortality
Effect decomposition of the mediation analysis using a counterfactual framework. Total Association: refers to the total effect of renal hyperfiltration on mortality, including both direct and indirect pathways. Controlled Direct…
