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Newly Discovered Ancient Amazonian Cities Reveal How Urban Landscapes Were Built Without Harming Nature

A newly discovered network of “lost” ancient cities in the Amazon could provide a pivotal new insight into how ancient civilisations combined the construction of vast urban landscapes while living alongside nature.

People Must Be 'Heart' of Climate Action

Tackling the climate crisis can only be achieved by "placing people at the heart of climate action", researchers say.

Drug Resistance Molecule Can Spread Though Bacterial 'Communities'

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows.

No "Echo Chambers" in Reddit Climate Debate

Climate change debates on Reddit don't happen in polarised "echo chambers", new research suggests.

Inequities Surface In COVID Care Of Disabled, BIPOC Patients

“We wanted to hear from the doctors or nurses themselves of what was going on,” said UW Medicine researcher Danbi Lee.

Patients Favor Telehealth For Medication Abortion Consults

In a study, patients reported overall satisfaction, but those who came to clinical facilities said the visits were lengthy and lacking comfort.

UW Medicine Plays Key Role In NIH Pangenome Studies

The researchers were instrumental in work on a new genomic reference collection that represents greater human population diversity.

Bumps Could Smooth Quantum Investigations

Rice University models show unique properties of 2D materials stressed by contoured substrates

Chronic Pain More Prevalent Than Diabetes, Depression

A study of national survey data from 2019-20 shows high prevalence of chronic pain and a high rate of the condition developing.

Earlier, Longer Allergy Seasons Can Cause Symptoms To Flare

“There's not only a longer allergy season, but also more overlap between, say, grass pollen season and tree pollen season,” said Dr. Jing Yi “Jenny” Sun, a UW Medicine allergy attending physician. “All of those things combined together can make allergies a little bit more difficult to bear.”

Ai Learns Coral Reef "Song"

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can track the health of coral reefs by learning the "song of the reef", new research shows.

Schooling Status During Pandemic Predicted Parents’ Resilience

Rice study shows those used to home schooling more likely to handle added stress in stride

Rice Lab’s Quantum Simulator Delivers New Insight

Apparatus shows how parts of electrons move at different speeds in 1D

Agriculture Emissions Pose Risks to Health and Climate

As other sources subside, Rice study shows nitrogen emissions cause greater share of pollutants

Seqscreen Can Reveal ‘Concerning’ Dna

Open-source program IDs synthetic, naturally occurring gene sequences

You've Heard of Water Droughts. Could 'Energy' Droughts Be Next?

In a new modeling study, researchers show how widely wind and solar potential vary by season and year.

Boron Nitride Nanotube Fibers Get Real

Rice lab creates first heat-tolerant, stable fibers from wet-spinning process

Spoken Descriptions of New Technologies Provoke More Positive Attitudes Than Written Ones

People react more positively to new technologies when hearing spoken descriptions of them than when the identical information is written down, a new study finds.

Following Overturn of Roe V. Wade, Baker Institute Experts Available to Discuss Embryo and Embryoid Research Landscape

Two experts from the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice University are available to explain the regulatory landscape of human embryo and embryoid research, especially in light of changes to federal policy after Roe v. Wade was overturned.