Category Science

Leaded Gasoline Tied to Uptick in Mental Health Disorders, and a Mysterious Outbreak Occurs in the DRC A mysterious outbreak occurs in the Democratic of the Congo, and researchers find evidence that exposure to leaded gasoline was linked to increases…

The money he earned doing that was enough to put Cocioba through the first couple of years of a biology degree at Stony Brook University. He completed a stint with a neglected plant biology group that taught him to experiment…

There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries, or use existing mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility. The draft treaty text mentions fees or taxes on plastic production, which…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike other creative processes, like making music, which…

Principles ingrained via military service may influence corporate governance, especially when it comes to executive accountability. New research published in Strategic Management Journal found that when outside directors with military backgrounds are on a company’s board of directors, it increases the likelihood of CEO…

A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are constructed.  Made using a material called a liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE), a soft rubber-like material that can be stimulated by external forces…

The thought of illegal drug sales evokes images of deals done on shady street corners. But a new study from Case Western Reserve University exposes a critical but underreported element of the illegal drug market: so-called “peer-brokered” sales. Peer-brokered sales,…

A simple dietary supplement may provide a new approach to boost CAR T cell function, according to a study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. While the approach needs to…

Messier 83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, is one of the most prominent spiral galaxies in the night sky. It’s named for its resemblance to the Pinwheel Galaxy and spans around 50,000 light-years, making it much smaller than the Milky Way…

Researchers at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have uncovered a new pathway for forming long-term memories that challenges fundamental assumptions about memory formation. Their study reveals that long-term memories can form without first creating short-term memories, suggesting our brains…