Inactivation of Common Cold Viruses Common cold viruses, such as rhinoviruses, can be difficult to inactivate because they are extremely infectious and transmit easily through respiratory droplets. Rather than attempting…
Encouragement of Food Delivery Patrons to Forego the Fork Significantly Reduces Plastic Waste, According to a Research Worldwide plastic trash production reached more over 400 million metric tons in 2021, and it is anticipated that in the decades to come, this rise…
The Next Epidemic could be Detected Early in Wastewater In public health surveillance, monitoring wastewater for symptoms of new epidemics or infectious diseases is a valuable technique. This method, known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE),…
According to Atmospheric Scientists, Air Flows from the North are Mostly to Blame for Houston’s Ozone Exceedance Researchers in atmospheric science at the University of Houston have discovered that while local emissions contribute to the rise in ozone levels in Houston, the…
Climate Change can Increase the likelihood of contracting Infectious Diseases Climate change has the potential to influence the distribution and behavior of disease vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks. Warmer temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns…
Plant Taxonomy Plant taxonomy is the science of discovering, identifying, describing, classifying, and naming plants. It is the science of naming, characterizing, and categorizing plants based on…
‘Hotbed’ for Dangerous Bacteria Like E. Coli and Staphylococcus on Common Wristbands The COVID-19 epidemic raised the bar for disinfection. Now, a recent study investigating a widely used item might persuade you to wait before lowering your…
Red Blood Cell Transporter Secrets Unlocked by Scientists Could Lead to the Development of New Drugs A unique transporter found in red blood cells has been studied by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to better understand…
Exercise-Induced Hormone Irisin May Reduce Brain Pathology Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease Plaque and Tangle Formation Researchers have used their model to examine whether the exercise-induced muscle hormone irisin affects amyloid beta pathology. The researchers previously developed the first 3D human…
For more than 30 Years, a Mystery Cosmic Radio Signal has been Blinking on and off Every 22 Minutes We discovered a fascinating finding last year a radio signal in space that alternated between on and off every 18 minutes. While recurring radio signals…
An Early Earth may have been Heated by Older-Developed Stars Transiting Through a Star-Forming Area The passing of a “retired” asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star through a young star-forming zone has been seen by researchers from the Universities of Sheffield…
Magnetization – in Classical Electromagnetism Magnetization is the vector field in classical electromagnetism that expresses the density of permanent or induced magnetic dipole moments in a magnetic substance. It is…