impacts

As next hurricane season nears, study explores impacts of 2024’s storms

When major storms hit Houston last spring and summer, losing power was a nightmare for residents, but for many, the…

12 months ago

Impacts of workplace bullying on sleep can be ‘contagious’ between partners

Exposure to bullying by superiors and/or colleagues has been linked to a variety of negative health outcomes, such as sleep…

1 year ago

Paleobiologists unlock 500,000 years of fossil records: Climate change impacts and risks of marine carbon removal

A study co-led by Professor Moriaki YASUHARA and Ms Raine CHONG from the School of Biological Sciences, the Swire Institute…

1 year ago

Eating high-processed foods impacts muscle quality, study finds

A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of the…

1 year ago

Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth’s climate in the long term

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the…

1 year ago

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.…

2 years ago

Scientists create octopus survival guide to minimize impacts of fishing

Octopuses have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but did you know that most only live for a…

2 years ago

Climate change impacts terrorist activity

Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new…

2 years ago

Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the U.S.

Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study led by researchers at Penn…

2 years ago

Big impacts from small changes in cell

Tiny things matter -- for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the cell. Researchers at the…

2 years ago