Bloggers
Housing Benefits
Not all heat is made equal. Between streets stained red with the indelible ink of discrimination, the clammy embrace of federal excess can still be felt.
Jan 17, 2020
Health
At gun safety events, 40% of gun owners reported not locking all household guns — even around kids
Firearm safety devices on display at a recent pubic firearm-safety event put on by Seattle Children’s.Kelsie Cleboski/Harborview Injury Prevention &…
Jan 16, 2020
Technology
Stanford researchers propose ‘Human Screenome Project’ to study the impacts and promises of digital media
As digital devices become ubiquitous in the world, so have concerns about the harmful effects of screen-related behaviors.
Jan 16, 2020
Technology
Researchers gain control over internal structure of self-assembled composite materials
Composites made from self-assembling inorganic materials are valued for their unique strength and thermal, optical and magnetic properties.
Jan 16, 2020
Brain & Behavior
In Mice, Alcohol Dependence Results in Brain-Wide Remodeling of Functional Architecture
Artistic representation of changes in mouse brain networks with alcohol dependence.
Jan 15, 2020
Health
Flame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals as biggest contributors to IQ loss
Adverse outcomes from childhood exposures to lead and mercury are on the decline in the United States, likely due to decades of restrictions on the use of heavy metals, a new study finds.
Jan 14, 2020
Health
New mechanism, NF, may safely prevent and reverse obesity by inhibiting aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR)
Obesity, a global epidemic, is a known contributor to several cancers, including breast, colon, and pancreatic.
Jan 14, 2020
Bloggers
Rewilding Fukushima
After the accident the forest returned, blanketing forsaken machinery in a gentle, unfamiliar embrace.
Jan 10, 2020
Physics
Interconnected stellar nurseries form the largest gaseous structure ever observed in Milky Way
“No astronomer expected that we live next to a giant, wave-like collection of gas — or that it forms the local arm of the Milky Way,” said Harvard Professor Alyssa Goodman (left), standing with graduate student Catherine Zucker, a key member of the team.
Jan 10, 2020
Earth & Environment
Pathways to a low-carbon future: How global energy mix could change over the next 20 years.
When it comes to fulfilling ambitious energy and climate commitments, few nations successfully walk their talk.
Jan 10, 2020
Life
Experts Come Together to Save 3-year-old Gorilla’s Eyesight at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Animal care specialists at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park were concerned when they noticed cloudiness in the left eye of Leslie, a 3-year-old female western lowland gorilla.
Jan 10, 2020
Health
How does your body respond to feelings of moral outrage? Depends on your politics
The body sensation maps show regions where activation increased (warm colors) or decreased (cool colors) in each moral violation condition.
Jan 9, 2020
Health
JUUL Delivers Substantially More Nicotine than Previous Generation E-Cigs and Cigarettes
JUUL delivers substantially more nicotine to the blood per puff than cigarettes or previous-generation e-cigarettes (e-cigs) and impairs blood vessel function comparable to cigarette smoke, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.
Jan 9, 2020
Technology
AI-based motion-capture system for animals has applications from drug development to ecology
A new system that uses artificial intelligence to track animal movements is poised to aid a wide range of studies, from exploring new drugs that affect behavior to ecological research.
Jan 9, 2020