Science

Quantifying U.S. health impacts from gas stoves

Households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S.…

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Aligned peptide ‘noodles’ could enable lab-grown biological tissues

A team of chemists and bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Houston have achieved a significant milestone in…

2 years ago

Sister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis

Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new study that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact…

2 years ago

Source of pregnancy complications from infections revealed by placenta map

The first panoramic view of infection pathways in the human placenta has been created, which could highlight potential drug targets…

2 years ago

New Nevada experiments will improve monitoring of nuclear explosions

On an October morning in 2023, a chemical explosion detonated in a tunnel under the Nevada desert was the launch…

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Low intensity light to fight the effects of chronic stress

Some neurological disorders can be improved through photobiomodulation, a non-invasive technique based on the application of low-intensity light to stimulate…

2 years ago

Archaea can be picky parasites

A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own metabolism and thus…

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Therapy to kill hypervirulent bacteria developed

University of Central Florida College of Medicine researcher Renee Fleeman is on a mission to kill drug-resistant bacteria, and her…

2 years ago

Activity in a room stirs up nanoparticles left over from consumer sprays

Common household products containing nanoparticles -- grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye -- could…

2 years ago

Scientists solve chemical mystery at the interface of biology and technology

Researchers who want to bridge the divide between biology and technology spend a lot of time thinking about translating between…

2 years ago