Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Supporters of abortion rights in Florida will air ads during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate featuring a mother who says her life would have been … Read more
Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New research shows that even pollution levels that are below government air-quality standards are associated with differences in children’s brains. A University of California, Davis, research team systematically analyzed 40 empirical studies, the majority of … Read more
In total, the research has identified 33 plant diversity darkspots, listed as botanical countries, of which 14 were found to span the Asia-Tropical region. Credit: RBG Kew An ambitious project led by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, along with global partners, seeks to shed light on the planet’s “plant diversity darkspots”—regions teeming with … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A California man has been sentenced to two years in prison for running unauthorized skydiving instructor courses. Robert Allen … Read more
A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products. Plasticizers are chemical compounds that make materials more flexible. They are used in a wide variety of products ranging from lunchboxes and shower curtains to garden hoses … Read more
Wristband worn by study participants. Credit: David Volz/UCR A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products. Plasticizers are chemical compounds that make materials more flexible. They are used in a wide variety of products ranging … Read more
On Monday, the UK saw the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been operating since 1968. The closure of the plant, which had a capacity of 2,000 megawatts, brought to an end to the history of the country’s coal use, which started with the opening of the first coal-fired power … Read more
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Deep-learning models are being used in many fields, from health care diagnostics to financial forecasting. However, these models are so computationally intensive that they require the use of powerful cloud-based servers. This reliance on cloud computing poses significant security risks, particularly in areas like health care, where hospitals may be hesitant to use AI tools … Read more
A drug candidate (pink) found to bind to the pocket between the cancer-related protein CCNE1 (green) and its partner CDK2 (blue) using the new paralog-hopping approach. Credit: Scripps Research Some proteins in the human body are easy to block with a drug; they have an obvious spot in their structure where a drug can fit, … Read more
