Tiny airborne particles within air pollution could be a silent killer – new study uncovers hidden risks and reveals who’s most at risk in New York state

Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are linked to higher numbers of deaths. That is the key finding of our new research, published in the Journal…

Paid Training, Placement Effort Eases Cybersecurity Hiring Needs

Hacker breaches targeting corporate and personal data are worsening despite businesses and individual users adopting safe computing strategies, highlighting gaps in cybersecurity expertise. Cybersecurity workforce developer NukuDo addresses these gaps…

Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density…

Soft robotic shorts could assist older adults and people with limited mobility while walking

Cancer prevalence across vertebrate species decreases with gestation time, may increase with adult mass

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer prevalence rates varied widely across vertebrate species and generally increased with higher adult mass and decreased with longer gestation time, according to results published in…

Preserved Bronze Age spade found during “Moors at Arne” excavation

Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology have found a well preserved 3,500-year-old Bronze Age spade during excavations at the “Moors at Arne” project on the Isle of Purbeck, England. The “Moors at…

Solving computationally hard problems with 3D integrated photonics

Computing results of the SSP instances where the set is {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17} and {2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17}, respectively. (a) and (c) The experimental…

Weather clears for SpaceX Crew-8 to head home to Florida

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission climbed on board the Crew Dragon Endeavour on Wednesday to prepare for their return trip to Earth from…

How Social Learning Guides Decisions When Preferences Differ

Summary: A new study shows that humans use social information to guide their decisions, even when others’ preferences differ from their own. Researchers found that people treat social cues as…

Study links poor sleep in middle age to signs of brain aging

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People in early middle age who have poor sleep quality, including having difficulty falling or staying asleep, have more signs of poor brain health in late…