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The findings highlight places of worship as an unexpected ecological risk factor for neighborhood crime.
Social Science

Places of worship might unintentionally boost crime in Washington, D.C.

Editorial Team

A new analysis of crime statistics near hundreds of places of worship in Washington, D.C., shows that these sites are associated with higher levels...

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Invention

New, biocompatible materials could improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy

Ashwini Sakharkar

Culinary arts techniques create new therapeutic materials.

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Science

A mechanism for long term memory storage found

Amit Malewar

The study provide insights into the mechanistic basis of cognitive deficits in dementia.

This JunoCam image shows two of Jupiter's large rotating storms, captured on Juno’s 38th perijove pass, on Nov. 29, 2021.
Space

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft recorded the sound of Jupiter’s moon

Amit Malewar

An audio track collected during Jupiter's mission’s Ganymede flyby offers a dramatic ride-along.

new insights about the sun’s electric field
Space

First definitive measurements of the sun’s electric field

Amit Malewar

Physicists describe the sun's electric field.

Definitive evidence how auroras are created
Science

Definitive evidence how auroras are formed

Amit Malewar

This challenging experiment required the measurement of the very small population of electrons.

This illustration shows how Nicole Hashemi and a team of Iowa State researchers are using a "placenta-on-a-chip" to study the transport of caffeine molecules from a mother to a fetus. Larger image. Illustration by Lasitha Kurukula Arachchi for the Hashemi Lab.
Invention

Placenta-on-a-chip to study caffeine transport from mother to fetus

Amit Malewar

Using microfluidic technology, engineers at Iowa State University have invented a placenta-on-a-chip that models transmission of compounds from a mother to fetus. According to...

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Archaeology

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Invention

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Space

The long-term benefits of girls’ education

Social Science