‘Dolomite Problem’: 200-year-old geology mystery resolved
Images // Video ANN ARBOR—For 200 years, scientists have failed to grow a common mineral in the laboratory under the ...
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Africa’s dangerous air pollution levels are a global problem, says new research
A new report in Nature Geoscience has brought to light the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why ...
Unlocking pathways to break down problem proteins presents new treatment opportunities
When targeting problem proteins involved in causing or spreading disease, a drug will often clog up a protein’s active site ...
Solving a sticky, life-threatening problem
In 2009, a mysterious fungus emerged seemingly from out of thin air, targeting the most vulnerable among us. It sounds ...
Joining the dots: Mathematicians solve hot coloring problem
Have you ever tried to do the brainteaser below, where you have to connect the dots to make the outline ...
Stigmatization of smoking-related diseases is a barrier to care and the problem may be on the rise
[Singapore -- 10:35 a.m. SGT--September 10, 2023) –The stigma that patients face when diagnosed with lung cancer is associated with ...
US adults who don’t trust university-based research are less likely to see climate change as an important problem, indicating a need to develop ‘a culture of trust’
US adults who don't trust university-based research are less likely to see climate change as an important problem, indicating a ...
Two networks, two realities, one big problem
National news coverage from the two largest broadcast outlets, CNN and Fox News, not only reflects growing political polarization in ...
A primal-dual approximation algorithm for the k-prize-collecting minimum vertex cover problem with submodular penalties
The k-prize-collecting minimum vertex cover problem with submodular penalties (k-PCVCS) is a generalization of the minimum vertex cover problem, which ...
Good dogs: owners of recently-adopted shelter dogs tend to report high satisfaction with their new pet despite also reporting increases in problem behavior over time
Shelter dogs followed at their new homes for six months post-adoption were reported as showing more behaviors like stranger aggression ...
Gray wolf recovery is a success—is that a problem?
Over the past 30 years, efforts to recover gray wolf populations in the United States have been broadly successful, with ...
Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem
From clothes to sofas to curtains, polyester dominates our everyday lives, with a staggering 60 million tons of this popular ...
Shedding light on a dark problem
Bacterial biofilms are clusters of microorganisms that form on wetted surfaces virtually everywhere. They harbor pathogens that compromise water quality, ...
NeuWS camera answers ‘holy grail problem’ in optical imaging
HOUSTON – (June 28, 2023) – Engineers from Rice University and the University of Maryland have created full-motion video technology ...
Black Canadians see workplaces as epicentres of racism, while 90 per cent see it as a serious problem in the criminal justice system
TORONTO, June 13, 2023 – Black Canadians see workplaces as the epicentre of racial discrimination and unfairness, according to the ...
MethaneMapper is poised to solve the problem of underreported methane emissions
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Wildfires. Many see them as purely destructive forces, disasters that blaze through a landscape, charring everything ...
Knowledge coproduction: Working together to solve a complex conservation problem
A new publication from a team of scientists at USGS, Point Blue Conservation Science, and Conservation Biology Institute shows how ...
Examining loneliness and problem drinking in the Hispanic community
In 2018 the government of the United Kingdom created the captivatingly singular position of “Minister of Loneliness,” validating that loneliness ...
Quotas alone will not solve the problem
— What is the impact of affirmative actions, such as quota systems, on minorities’ representation in top ranks of the ...
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for 6G: Nine fundamental issues and one critical problem
Recently, a new technology named reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is emerging as a potential candidate for 6G network. An RIS ...