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/ 5 months agoLong COVID inflicts deep scars on the lungs, but targeting specific immune cells could reverse damage − new research in mice
Researchers developed a new mouse model that replicates long COVID-19 more accurately than current models. Their findings could lead to new...
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/ 5 months agoNo, local election officials can’t block certification of results – there are plenty of legal safeguards
Concerns are mounting that some election officials might subvert the results of the 2024 presidential election by refusing to certify results....
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/ 5 months agoTrump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood character traits – ‘charisma’
Throughout modern history, charismatic leaders have shown their extraordinary ability to elicit devotion to themselves and their causes.
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/ 5 months agoIndia’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day
The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives...
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/ 5 months agoHumans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens a chance...
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/ 5 months agoPreparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’
An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab...
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/ 5 months agoNew NFL helmet accessory reduces concussions − but players and fans may not be ready to embrace safety over swag
For the first time, players will be permitted to wear Guardian Caps over their helmets during regular season games.
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/ 5 months agoHow HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language
The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.
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/ 5 months ago‘Social profit orientation’ can help companies and nonprofits alike do more good in the world
Generating financial returns, noble and important as that goal is, is no longer enough, 3 scholars of marketing argue.
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/ 5 months agoPoor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty and entrepreneurship hold them back
A poverty expert debunks the false narratives that hold back disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
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/ 5 months agoDomesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened
New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses.
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/ 5 months agoChip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of the future
As more internet devices run increasingly data-heavy apps, there’s a squeeze on the wireless spectrum. High-frequency terahertz waves could ease the...
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/ 5 months agoWhat is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it?
Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the...
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/ 5 months ago7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence
Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain in refugee...
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/ 5 months agoAfrican immigrant students draw on family and community strengths in quest for college
African immigrant students sometimes experience negative stereotyping, marginalization and low expectations from teachers. But emerging research shows they are being mischaracterized.
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/ 5 months agoThe workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed
The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million...
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/ 5 months agoIn the face of DEI backlash, belonging plays a key role to future success
Inclusion ≠ belonging.
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/ 5 months agoHow one 83-year-old fell into a fraudster’s fear bubble – and how gift cards played a key role
Consumers lose more than $5 billion a year to fraud involving gift cards, while the industry exploits regulatory loopholes and delays...
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/ 5 months agoPutin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s ‘third neighbor’ diplomacy
Mongolia has worked hard to craft friendly relations across the globe. But geography means that Russia and China still retain a...
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/ 5 months agoDEI policies work best when they are designed to include everyone and are backed by evidence
Diversity programs that emphasize quick, symbolic wins are a lot less useful than building a shared understanding of fairness.
