After “sleepless nights”, governments strike deal on Green Climate Fund strategy

Developed countries pushed for more focus on private money while developing governments wanted more public money from rich nations After a series of “long and at times difficult” meetings, government…

Threads Surges to Lead in Twitter Alternative Sweepstakes

Competitors have been nipping at Twitter’s heels for months, trying to exploit growing dissatisfaction among its users over decisions made by its new helmsman Elon Musk. Those efforts, though, haven’t…

The 21st Century Cures Act requires that patients receive medical results immediately – and new research shows patients prefer it that way

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Patients overwhelmingly prefer to see their medical test results online immediately, even if that means viewing…

Bacteria in kitchen may not be as harmful as you think

Relative abundance (%) of the 10 most abundant genera/families in the different sample types and countries. The values are based on the average of similar sample types within each country.…

Acute kidney injury not associated with worsening kidney function in persons with CKD: Study

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study of hospitalized persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) found that acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function trajectory once difference…

Aim to live happier this summer. Here’s how

It might seem like sunshine, vacation and time spent with family and friends will bring you happiness this summer. But sometimes it takes a little more effort, said Lina Begdache,…

Making headway in precision therapeutics with novel fully organic bioelectronic device

A vIGT array consisting of half a million transistors conforming to the complex curvilinear surface of the finger of Alma Mater, Columbia University’s iconic stature. Credit: Dion Khodagholy,Claudia Cea/Columbia Engineering…

Scientists use NASA MESSENGER mission data to measure chromium on Mercury

Color-coded chromium abundance map overlain on MESSENGER image of Mercury. Credit: Larry Nittler/ASU The origin of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is mysterious in many ways. It has…

ATLAS experiment reports fundamental properties of strong interactions

by The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences Protons accelerated almost to the speed of light can collide similarly to billiard balls. However, since protons are…

Dancing your way to better health

Someone who wants to work out, socialize and feel the beat at the same time may want to put on their dancing shoes. Dancing has many health benefits, according to…