Consumer and industrial products now a dominant urban air pollution source
Chemical products that contain compounds refined from petroleum, like household cleaners, pesticides, paints and perfumes, now rival motor vehicle emissions as the top source...
CRISPR-based technology can detect viral DNA
A powerful genome editing tool can be deployed as an ace DNA detective, able to sniff out DNA snippets that signal viral infections, cancer,...
Fingerprints of quantum entanglement
The ultimate goal of quantum information science is to develop a quantum computer, a fully-fledged controllable device which makes use of the quantum states...
Possible link between highly processed foods and cancer
A study published by The BMJ today reports a possible association between intake of highly processed ("ultra-processed") food in the diet and cancer.
Further exploration is needed,...
Medical care for wounded ants
The African Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) tend to the wounds of their injured comrades. And they do so rather successfully: Without such attendance, 80...
All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography
A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.
The "microscale magnetic tumbling robot," or...
Tissue paper sensors show promise for health care, entertainment, robotics
University of Washington engineers have turned tissue paper - similar to toilet tissue - into a new kind of wearable sensor that can detect...
Supermassive black hole model predicts characteristic light signals at cusp of collision
A new simulation of supermassive black holes—the behemoths at the centers of galaxies—uses a realistic scenario to predict the light signals emitted in the...
Risk of extreme weather events higher if Paris Agreement goals aren’t met
The individual commitments made by parties of the United Nations Paris Agreement are not enough to fulfill the agreement's overall goal of limiting global...
Scientists directly observe electron dynamics of the Northern Lights
The shower of electrons bouncing across Earth's magnetosphere -- commonly known as the Northern Lights -- has been directly observed for the first time...
Breaking local symmetry—why water freezes but silica forms a glass
Everyone knows that water freezes at 0 degrees C. Life on Earth would be vastly different if this were not so. However, water's cousin,...
