Reactive dust from Great Salt Lake may have health consequences
Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt…
A study in mice hints at a new way to treat spinal cord injuries
After a devastating spinal cord injury, mice’s nerve cells balloon up in size. Some of these neurons stay swollen longer…
Some of Earth’s extinct giants may have been smaller than thought
Body size estimates of some of Earth’s larger-than-life species may have been just that: a little bit too large for…
Semaglutide may reduce opioid overdoses, a new study suggests
A wildly popular diabetes and weight-loss drug may also protect people from overdosing on opioids. That’s the implication of a…
A brain network linked to attention is larger in people with depression
Symptoms of depression fluctuate over time, but many brain imaging studies of the condition only study one point in time.…
This amoeba eats prey like owls do
A microbial predator that stalks the waters of the German countryside envelopes its victims and leaves their empty husks behind.…
A vital ocean current is stable, for now
The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the…
Physicists just discovered the rarest particle decay ever
It’s the rarest particle decay ever discovered. Scientists have clinched the case for a special type of decay of subatomic…
‘Smart lighting’ might make vertical farming more affordable
Fiddling with the dimmer switch might help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges: soaring electricity costs. Growing…
X-rays from nuclear blasts could defend Earth from asteroids
An asteroid hurtling toward Earth could be deflected without a spacecraft ever touching it. The trick is using X-rays to…
