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The long-term benefits of girls’ education
Child deaths linked to reduced female education may equal those directly caused by conflict.

Researchers use bioengineered cyanobacteria for ethanol production
Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic prokaryotes, so researchers think they can naturally lower atmospheric CO2 levels. Research led by Bharat Kumar Majhi has shown that they...

This new device delivers harmless electric currents to prevent infections
Researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego have developed a new device that excites a skin-residing bacterium using...

The role of friendships in single adulthood happiness
New study highlights heterogeneity of happiness-linked factors among young, single Americans.

Long-range dust transport enhances oceanic iron bioavailability
Oceanic life was found to be thriving thanks to Saharan dust blown from thousands of kilometers away.

The impact of climate change on marine animals
Study of 21,000 marine animals finds many coastal regions are also at greater risk than previously realized.

UC Irvine-led study discovers novel cause of brain hemorrhage
In vivo microhemorrhages linked to erythrocyte-brain endothelial interactions.

UCLA-led advancement redefines Nobel Prize-winning technology
Improved imaging for small protein targets at 3 Å resolution.

Cognitive function: The power of scent
Olfactory enrichment improves memory and brain structure in older adults.

Hummingbirds are more likely to drink alcohol than you think
Hummingbirds drink alcohol, but only in small amounts.

CARD8 can detect a range of viruses, including COVID-19
Study suggests the inflammasome-forming sensor is critical to identifying COVID-19 infection.

Study highlights the long-term negative impact of climate stress
Californian wildfire trauma associated with cognitive deficits and altered brain activity

Strange star survived the thermonuclear supernova
It actually became even brighter after a supernova.

Producing food without sunshine using artificial Photosynthesis
Developing more energy efficient food production using artificial photosynthesis on Earth which will also be possible on Mars one day.

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft recorded the sound of Jupiter’s moon
An audio track collected during Jupiter's mission’s Ganymede flyby offers a dramatic ride-along.

Children with dengue infection could be protected from symptomatic Zika
Dengue has been endemic to the Americas, Zika wasn’t reported in the region until 2015. The viruses are very similar: they are transmitted by...

Scientists developed World’s smallest transistor
Scientists headed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed the world's smallest transistor. It is only about 80,000 to 100,000 nanometers wide as human...