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Nanomedicines for various diseases are in development – but research...
Nanoparticles (white disks) can be used to deliver treatment to cells (blue).Brenda Melendez and Rita Serda/National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, CC BY-NCNanomedicines took the...
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Green jobs are booming, but too few employees have sustainability skills to...
U.S. universities now have over 3,000 sustainability programs.Andy DeLisle/ASUTo meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs more than a few chief sustainability officers –...
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Foams used in car seats and mattresses are hard to recycle – we made a...
You may be sitting on polyurethane foam right now.Akhmad Bayuri/iStock/Getty Images PlusThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaA new plant-based substitute for...
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Visualizing the inside of cells at previously impossible resolutions provides...
Cryo-electron tomography shows what molecules look like in high-resolution – in this case, the virus that causes COVID-19.Nanographics, CC BY-SAAll life is made up of cells several magnitudes smaller...
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How cancer cells move and metastasize is influenced by the fluids surrounding...
Tumor cells traverse many different types of fluids as they travel through the body.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesCell migration, or how cells move in the body, is essential...
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Organ-on-a-chip models allow researchers to conduct studies closer to...
The lung-on-a-chip can mimic both the physical and mechanical qualities of a human lung.Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University/FlickrBringing a new drug to market...
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The safer you feel, the less safely you might behave – but research suggests...
Work-related safety precautions can lead to riskier behaviors on the job.TerryJ/E+ via Getty ImagesInterventions designed to keep people safe can have hidden side effects. With an increased perception...
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China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation -- should...
In 2022, Chinese researchers published more scientific papers on artificial intelligence than any other nation.Mf3D/E+ via Getty ImagesBy at least one measure, China now leads the world in producing...
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18 huge, billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make 2022 the 3rd...
Several areas were hit with 1,000-year floods in 2022.Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. weather disasters are getting costlier as more people move into vulnerable areas and climate change raises...
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Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can...
This image shows pancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing, encased within membranes (red).Min Yu/Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC via NIH/Flickr, CC...
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AI and the future of work: 5 experts on what ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI...
Could AI be your next colleague – or replacement?PhonlamaiPhoto/iStock via Getty ImagesFrom steam power and electricity to computers and the internet, technological advancements have always disrupted...
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2022's billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make it US's 3rd most...
Several areas were hit with 1,000-year floods in 2022.Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. weather disasters are getting costlier as more people move into vulnerable areas and climate change raises...
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NASA's busiest year in decades – an astronomer sums up the dizzying array of...
The James Webb Space Telescope began sending its first images back to Earth in the summer of 2022.NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI via Flickr, CC BYNASA had a banner year in 2022, with many successful...
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US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most...
More one-and-done families influence the overall birth rate.Maskot via Getty ImagesBirth rates are falling in the U.S. After the highs of the Baby Boom in the mid-20th century and the lows of the Baby...
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What is the FAA's NOTAM? An aviation expert explains how the critical safety...
Late in the evening of Jan. 10, 2023, an important digital system known as NOTAM run by the Federal Aviation Administration went offline. The FAA was able to continue getting necessary information to...
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Native eastern fence lizards changed their bodies and behavior in response to...
Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-NDAn eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a...
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Stopping the cancer cells that thrive on chemotherapy – research into how...
Hypoxia, or a state of low oxygen, can encourage tumors to spread. This microscopy image visualizes the microenvironment of a breast tumor.Steve Seung-Young Lee, Univ. of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer...
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Plans for deep seabed mining pit renewable energy demand against ocean life...
Deep sea sponges and other creatures live on and among valuable manganese nodules like this one that could be mined from the seafloor.GEOMAR, CC BYAs companies race to expand renewable energy and the...
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Moderna's experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn't prevent melanoma – a...
Moderna is testing an mRNA vaccine in combination with pembrolizumab to treat melanoma.Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty ImagesMediaoutlets have reported the encouraging findings of clinical...
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Deep seabed mining plans pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a...
Deep sea sponges and other creatures live on and among valuable manganese nodules like this one that could be mined from the seafloor.ROV KIEL 6000/GEOMARAs companies race to expand renewable energy...
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