Bloggers
Hydrogen use doesn’t emit carbon but its production often does. That could soon change
Hydrogen can be used to power cars, supply electricity and heat homes, all with zero carbon emissions.
Oct 17, 2018
Health
HIV-positive infants are at high risk for acquiring congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Infants born to HIV-positive mothers had high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus, or CMV.
Oct 17, 2018
Health
Males have greater reproductive success if they spend more time taking care of kids
Males have greater reproductive success if they spend more time taking care of kids -- and not necessarily only their own, according to new research published by anthropologists at Northwestern University.
Oct 15, 2018
Health
Teen girls did not engage in riskier sexual behavior after HPV vaccination introduced in school
Despite fears to the contrary, sexual behaviours of adolescent girls stayed the same or became safer after publicly funded school-based HPV vaccinations were…
Oct 15, 2018
Health
Fatal police shootings more frequent in U.S. states with high household gun ownership
U.S. states with high levels of household gun ownership have higher rates of fatal shootings of civilians by police than states with lower gun prevalence, according to a new study led by researchers from the Harvard T.H.
Oct 12, 2018
Technology
Researchers quickly harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization
Since the 2003 discovery of the single-atom-thick carbon material known as graphene, there has been significant interest in other types of 2-D materials as well.
Oct 12, 2018
Health
Lung Cancer Deaths 28 Percent Lower in California Due to Long-term, Aggressive Tobacco Control Programs
Early adoption of tobacco control efforts in California led to fewer people ever smoking, reduced the amount used by those who do smoke and helped smokers quit at a younger age — when their risk of developing lung cancer is lowest.
Oct 11, 2018
Brain & Behavior
White Americans see many immigrants as ‘illegal’ until proven otherwise, survey finds
Fueled by political rhetoric evoking dangerous criminal immigrants, many white Americans assume low-status immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Syria, Somalia…
Oct 11, 2018
Brain & Behavior
Early brain networks may help predict a child's IQ and emotional behavior at age four
Growth rates of brain circuits in infancy may help experts predict what a child's intelligence and emotional health could be when the child turns 4, a new study has found.
Oct 10, 2018
Technology
To crash or swerve? Study reveals which actions taken by self-driving cars are morally defensible
A crash by one of Uber Technologies, Inc.'s self-driving cars earlier this year resulted in the first pedestrian death associated with self-driving technology.
Oct 10, 2018
Health
Delayed pushing appears to have no effect on chances for spontaneous vaginal delivery
Delaying pushing during the second stage of labor — when the cervix is fully dilated at 10 centimeters — is a common practice at many U.S.
Oct 10, 2018
Earth & Environment
Polar bears gorged on whale carcasses to survive past warm periods, but it won't work this time
Polar bears likely survived past warm periods in the Arctic, when sea ice cover was low, by scavenging on the carcasses of stranded large whales.
Oct 10, 2018
Technology
Stamp-sized graphene sheets riddled with holes could be boon for molecular separation
MIT engineers have found a way to directly “pinprick” microscopic holes into graphene as the material is grown in the lab.
Oct 10, 2018
Brain & Behavior
Even when presented with facts, supported by evidence, many people choose not to believe them
In an era of fact-checking and "alternative facts," many people simply choose not to believe research findings and other established facts, according to a new paper co-authored by a professor at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Oct 9, 2018