Archaeology: Roman road discovered in the Venice lagoon
The discovery of a Roman road submerged in the Venice Lagoon is reported in Scientific Reports this week. The findings ...
Tag: Urbanization
City-funded housing repairs in low-income neighborhoods associated with drop in crime
Penn Medicine research suggests that investment in structurally damaged homes in low-income and minority neighborhoods are associated with reduced crime ...
DNA from 93-year-old butterfly confirms the first US case of human-led insect extinction
Credit: Field Museum The Xerces blue butterfly was last seen flapping its iridescent periwinkle wings in San Francisco in the ...
COVID-19 shutdowns reveal racial disparities in exposure to air pollution
Disenfranchised, minority neighborhoods still exposed to disproportionately high levels of health harming nitrogen dioxideCredit: GW WASHINGTON (July 20, 2021)--A new ...
Living near woodlands is good for children and young people’s mental health
Analysis of children and young people's proximity to woodlands has shown links with better cognitive development and a lower risk ...
NGA funds RIT researchers to explore the limits of spectral remote sensing imaging systems
Principal investigator Professor John Kerekes receives up to $1 million for fundamental research The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is funding a ...
New optimisation method for computational design of industrial applications
The study has been selected as an outstanding publication by the prestigious scientific journal Physics of FluidsCredit: University of Malaga ...
World’s first 3D-printed steel footbridge unveiled by robot in Amsterdam
The bridge, which is over four years in the making and is led by Dutch company MX3D, will be a ...
US-wide, non-white neighborhoods are hotter than white ones
Wealthier, whiter urban and small-town residents benefit more from cooling infrastructure and treesCredit: Suzanne Benz WASHINGTON--In cities and towns across ...
Shape-memory alloys might help airplanes land without a peep
S-shaped, shape-memory alloy filler in wings can reduce aircraft noise Having a home near a busy airport certainly has its ...
Every spot of green space counts
An international study of parks and gardens finds even the humble roadside verge plays an important role in the environment ...
Just 25 mega-cities produce 52% of the world’s urban greenhouse gas emissions
New research published by the open access publisher Frontiers inventories greenhouse gas emissions of 167 globally distributed cities. The study ...
How air pollution changed during COVID-19 in Park City, Utah
As luck would have it, the air quality sensors that University of Utah researcher Daniel Mendoza and his colleagues installed ...
Tiny but mighty precipitates toughen a structural alloy
Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University ...
Open-source software to help cities plant in pursuit of clean air
Software to help towns and cities use street-planting to reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution has been developed by researchers ...
Vertical greenery can act as a stress buffer, NTU Singapore study finds
Credit: NTU Singapore Vertical greenery 'planted' on the exterior of buildings may help to buffer people against stress, a Nanyang ...
University of Guam: Less than 10% of transplanted cycads survive long-term in foreign soil
Long-term monitoring needed to accurately measure transplantation successCredit: Montgomery Botanical Center A 15-year reciprocal transplant study on Guam's native cycad ...
New characterisation strategy proves promising in high-purity metal separation
Credit: IPE Metals with similar chemical properties are usually extracted together, which limits the opportunities to separate high-purity metals. To ...
Forget cash! Credit is key to the survival of busking
Electronic and digital payments are the key for buskers and street performers to survive in a post-COVID world, new RMIT ...
Securing decent living standards for all while reducing global energy use
Credit: Vogel et al. (2021), the International Energy Agency (2018), Grubler et al. (2018), IPCC (2018) Securing decent living standards ...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Adding SNAP benefits for older adults in Medicare, Medicaid can reduce hospital visits, healthcare costs
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think