Credit: ForCell A new technology aims to take gene therapies a step further, making it possible for the treatment to be used more widely, at lower cost, and with improved outcomes for patients. Dr. Rasha Rezk and Professor David Kent, from the Center for Blood Research at the University of York, have created the technology, … Read more
Schematics showing the large-scale ocean-atmosphere feedback processes that occur during El Niño and La Niña in the Pacific Ocean (blue indicates cool SST anomalies while red indicates warm SST anomalies), and the influence on local weather patterns over the GBR that contribute to significant ocean temperature variability and coral exposure to solar radiation. Credit: Geophysical … Read more
Yellow flowers in bloom hillside along the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Credit: Katie O’Keefe/Unsplash Californians are familiar with landslides that occur around storms, when saturated soil and rock loses its grip and slips from its perch on the substrate. These types of landslides can be triggered by intense rainfall, and incoming storms can be a warning … Read more
Tunable size achieved through varying cross-linker/inimer compositions. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406337121 Nanoparticles have a wide variety of applications, from drug delivery to electronics to air purification. Their small size and tunable properties make them particularly valuable for technological advancements and scientific research. When polymers made from nanoparticles are … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In recent years, tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the United States, especially in cities, as part of climate mitigation efforts. Urban forests can help improve air quality, generate cooling effects, and provide green spaces for outdoor recreation while also serving as an ecological habitat. Just last year, the U.S. Forest … Read more
The rocket, a prolific launch vehicle that propels both satellites and astronauts into orbit, blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday night. SpaceX’s highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the latest batch of the company’s Starlink satellites won’t make it into orbit, the company said … Read more
An upended tree lays on the rooftop of the Bethel Church in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in Van Vleck, Texas, July 8, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or even worse: “Tropical storm? Just some wind … Read more
Three-dimensional contours of quantum coherence in a neutrino moment simulation. The simulation starts with random initial conditions and develops structure in less than a nanosecond. Credit: E. Grohs Neutrinos have a quantum mechanical property called “flavor.” This flavor can transform as neutrinos move through space. A major challenge is to keep track of both the … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As of June 2024, Bill C-332 is at its second reading in Canada’s Senate, following its third reading in the House of Commons. Introduced by NDP MP Laurel Collins, Bill C-332 is an amendment to the Criminal Code that would criminalize coercive control in intimate relationships. Coercive control involves a continuing … Read more
An international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope spanning two decades to detect seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky. These stars provide compelling new evidence for the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole. … Read more
