Engineers report progress toward lithium-metal batteries that charge fast -- as fast as an hour. This fast charging is thanks to lithium metal crystals that can be seeded and grown -- quickly and uniformly -- on a surprising surface. The trick is to use a crystal growing surface that lithium...
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Bite this! Mosquito feeding chamber uses fake skin, real blood
Bioengineers and experts in tropical medicine have invented a new way of studying mosquito feeding behavior using technology instead of live volunteers. Their open-source design combines automated cameras, artificial intelligence and blood-infused, 3D-printed 'synthetic skin.'
Exact magma locations may improve volcanic eruption forecasts
Cornell University researchers have unearthed precise, microscopic clues to where magma is stored, offering a way to better assess the risk of volcanic eruptions.
Roads, pet dogs and more may pose hidden threat to Africa’s primates
Simple solutions, such as not leaving out food at night, could help to protect non-human primates in Sub-Saharan Africa -- some of which are already struggling because of threats like climate change and habitat loss.
Trained dogs can sniff out a deadly deer disease
A study has demonstrated that pet dogs could be trained to sniff out chronic wasting disease, a deadly ailment that affects deer. The proof-of-concept investigation suggests detection dogs could be an asset in the effort to identify, contain, and manage the highly contagious disease.
January 2023 Was Nation’s 6th Warmest on Record
The new year started off on a very warm note across the U.S., with the nation seeing its sixth-warmest January on record, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Fine Particles in the Air Associated With Higher Blood Pressure in London Teens
A study of adolescents aged 11-16 in London has found long-term exposure to PM2.5 is associated with higher blood pressure, with stronger associations seen in girls.
Past Records Help to Predict Different Effects of Future Climate Change on Land and Sea
Ongoing climate change driven by greenhouse gas emissions is often discussed in terms of global average warming.
Current microbiome analyses may falsely detect species that are not actually present
Common approaches to analyze DNA from a community of microbes, called a microbiome, can yield erroneous results, in large part due to the incomplete databases used to identify microbial DNA sequences, according to a new study.
Geoengineering to cool earth: Space dust as Earth’s sun shield
Dust launched from the moon's surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun could reduce enough solar radiation to mitigate the impacts of climate change.