Russian scientists significantly improved coal-burning efficiency
A team of Russian scientists from NUST MISIS, Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and Boreskov Institute of Catalysis...
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Joseph Shavit
Feb 9, 2021
Paid maternity leave has long-term health benefits
A study of women who were new mothers in the late 1970s found that those who were given longer, paid maternity leave lived healthier lives..
Joseph Shavit
Feb 6, 2021
Researchers engineer a tiny antibody capable of neutralizing the coronavirus
At 2 a.m. one night last April, Michael Schoof triple-checked the numbers on his screen, took a deep breath, and fired off an email...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 3, 2021
Eating vegetables can improve your mood and stamina
In 1940, when Franklin Roosevelt said, "Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people," science...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2021
Novel technology effectively turns carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases causing global warming. If carbon dioxide could be converted into energy...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2021
Yale researchers develop injection to treat skin cancer
Yale researchers are developing a skin cancer treatment that involves injecting nanoparticles into the tumor, killing cancer cells...
Joseph Shavit
Feb 1, 2021
Scientists develop method to detect fake news
Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market - criminals spread fake news...
Joseph Shavit
Jan 30, 2021
High schoolers discover four exoplanets through Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship program
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program...
Joseph Shavit
Jan 22, 2021
Do promotions make consumers more generous?
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and University of Hong Kong
Joseph Shavit
Jan 20, 2021
Study shows how network of marine protected areas could help safeguard Antarctic penguins
New research led by BirdLife International, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and British Antarctic Survey highlights how a proposed
Joseph Shavit
Jan 14, 2021
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure
A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for reducing blood pressure in people
Joseph Shavit
Jan 13, 2021
Missed the game-winning three pointer? Bulk up with breakfast
Parents around the world have long told us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Soon, basketball coaches may join them.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 13, 2021
Superheroes, foods and apps make the periodic table much more approachable
Many students, especially non-science majors, dread chemistry. The first lesson in an introductory chemistry course typically deals
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2021
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would want more of. Unlike white fat, which stores calories, brown fat burns energy and scientists
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2021
Astronomers finally agree: Universe is nearly 14 billion years old
From an observatory high above Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers have taken a new look at the oldest light in the universe.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 29, 2020
Research shows that your brain reacts similarly under general anesthesia and normal sleep
What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anesthesia and normal sleep? Finnish scientists studied...
Joseph Shavit
Dec 28, 2020
A new advancement promises to improve carbon capture technology
A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital component for carbon capture technology and for new
Joseph Shavit
Dec 23, 2020
Breakthrough may revolutionize the treatment of children with hearing loss
Additional contributors included Prof. David Sprinzak from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics at TAU's George S. Wise..
Joseph Shavit
Dec 22, 2020
New study shows that life really could exist on Jupiter's moon Europa
Using years of data collected from ice-covered habitats all over the world, a Montana State University team has discovered new insights...
Joseph Shavit
Dec 21, 2020
Scientists discover a new type of brain cell that could help detect distance
The existence of GPS-like brain cells, which can store maps of the places we've been, like our kitchen or holiday destination, was already..
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