New technology to transform materials like plastics and agricultural waste into syngas, a substance most often used to create chemicals and fuels like formaldehyde and methanol.

Acoustic sensors find frequent gunfire on school walking routes in one Chicago neighborhood

Young nearsighted kids who wear bifocal contact lenses that slow uncoordinated eye growth do not lose the benefits of the treatment once they stop wearing the lenses, new research shows

A new study shows a positive relationship between urban coyotes’ survival rate & human population density, but no link between time spent in natural habitats & longer survival

Putting holiday leftovers in the freezer extends shelf life & may put a dent in the US tendency to throw away edible food, a study suggests

Study finds a rising trend in use of verbs discussing murder and killing in movies over 50 years

In a new study, scientists killed cancer cells by delivering light-induced gene therapy to disable mitochondrial energy production using nanoparticles constructed to zero in only on cancer cells

‘I don’t feel your pain’: Alcohol’s ability to increase people’s pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior.

Based on interviews with long COVID patients, researchers describe the illness’ effect on job status & well-being

A simpler, more efficient device for harvesting water from the air: « Study finds new method to provide drinking water using half the energy. »

Taking GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs (eg Ozempic) has led some U.S

9 out of 10 Americans agreed that sports build character and improved one’s health, 84% agreed playing sports makes one popular in school and 85% said it makes one more well-known in the community

Study finds the IFITM3 protein that protects against severe flu also raises the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness & helps prevent unfamiliar viruses from mutating in a new host

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Increasing ketones in the blood through a keto diet or supplements may help put irregular menstrual cycles back on schedule or even restart a period that appears to have stalled for good…

People often assume they have all the info they need to make a decision or support an opinion even when they don't

Scientists have created a catalog of thousands of genes that viruses “stole” from marine microbes they infected, leading to a better understanding of where viruses fit into the global ocean picture of cycling carbon and other nutrients.

Almost six in 10 Americans have pro-inflammatory diets, increasing the risk of health problems including heart disease and cancer

Expanded treatment options, increased naloxone distribution and targeted education campaigns likely led to a 37% reduction in overdose deaths from opioids – including fentanyl –combined with stimulant drugs other than cocaine, according to new results from the HEALing Communities Study.

Researchers find hemp extract shows promise as potential natural insecticide against mosquito larvae.

Americans who say they expect to “never retire” are more likely than others to score low on a measure of financial knowledge, a new study shows.

For the first time, scientists are able to directly compare the different kinds of injury that mechanical ventilation causes to cells in the lungs

Feeding coral can help them to better survive intense heat stress events and improve coral conservation strategies, new research finds.

Using dust samples from the International Space Station, researchers have created a new predictive approach for modeling the growth of mold in future space stations

Drought in the American Southwest/Mexico & more severe wet years in the Northeast US are the modern norm, & new research suggests these patterns will become more extreme

Children gather more information than they need to complete a task, even when they know exactly what they need, a study finds

Organized youth sports are increasingly for the privileged, a new study finds

Scientists have described the step-by-step details of a bacterial defense strategy against plasmids, and consider the mechanism a promising platform for development of a new genome-editing tool.

A new study suggests nearly 3 in 4 law enforcement officers have experienced at least one head injury, and that PTSD and depressive symptoms were higher in those who had experienced one or more head injuries.

Researchers studying attoseconds shine new light on ultra-fast atomic processes

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