Day July 13, 2021

IMAGE: Cross-section of the designed heart-shaped phase singularity sheet. The extended dark region in the center image is a cross-section of the singularity sheet. The phase is undefined on the singularity… view more  Credit: Daniel Lim/Harvard SEAS When we think about…

IMAGE: Reactor Operator Nicholas Thompson of Los Alamos National Laboratory helps to set up the neutron clustering measurements at the Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Schenectady, NY. view more  Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, N.M.,…

(Boston)–Despite the availability of numerous effective birth control methods, more than 40 percent of pregnancies worldwide are unintended. In addition to contributing significantly to population growth, unintended pregnancies can have pronounced adverse effects on maternal physical, mental and economic wellbeing.…

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the University of British Columbia (Canada) has investigated how people in five different countries react to various usages of genome editing in agriculture. The researchers looked at which uses are accepted…

A single tree along a city street or in a backyard can provide measurable cooling benefits, according to a new study from American University. The research shows that “distributed” trees, those that are stand-alone and scattered throughout urban neighborhoods, can…

Highlights Patients with kidney failure did not report better experience with care from more frequent face-to-face visits with kidney specialists at dialysis facilities. In fact, more frequent visits were linked with slightly lower patient-reported experiences with kidney-related care. Washington, DC…

Scientists have discovered a novel way to classify magnetized plasmas that could possibly lead to advances in harvesting on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars. The discovery by theorists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)…

IMAGE: Spotted hyena with Maasai pastoralist and cattle in Ngorongoro Crater view more  Credit: Photo: Oliver Höner/Leibniz-IZW Emotions towards and cultural importance of large carnivores are better predictors of the acceptance of management strategies by local communities than the extent of…

IMAGE: An artistic rendering of how the new technique models fermions moving on a square grid. Designed by research co-lead J. Klassen. view more  Credit: Phasecraft Ltd One of the most significant challenges in the global RD effort towards better energy…

IMAGE: UMass Lowell Prof. Daniel Obrist, chair of the Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, climbs an observation tower in Harvard Forest in Petersham, Mass., to service instrumentation measuring mercury… view more  Credit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist. LOWELL, Mass.…