Production of meat, dairy and rice are the leading sources of food-related emissions. Improved management practices and changes in diet could go a long way to addressing the issues.
In the first step toward understanding how dogs—and perhaps humans—might adapt to intense environmental pressures such as exposure to radiation, heavy metals, or toxic chemicals, researchers at North Carolina State, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, and the National Institutes of Health found that two groups of dogs living within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, one at the site of the former Chornobyl reactors, and another 16.5 km away in Chornobyl City, showed significant genetic differences between them.
As the Earth’s climate continues to change, natural resource managers are faced with the challenge of forecasting how populations will respond to these changes.
Mammalian flight is an incredible ability that has evolved in many different species, including bats, flying squirrels and several types of possums.
A recent study published in the Journal of Virology by a team from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry that includes Assistant Professor Roberto Tinoco, graduate student Julia DeRogatis and co-authors from the Tinoco lab, and Assistant Professor Dequina Nicholas has revealed a new discovery about how T cells respond to viral infections
The team behind this discovery, which includes Developmental and Cell Biology Assistant Professor Pablo Lara-Gonzalez, focused on a protein called TMEM161B, the function of which was previously unknown.
Low-quality sleep is nothing new. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the forefront the topic of stress and how it plays a role in negatively affecting sleep quality.
Lessons learned from study could mitigate impact of future public health emergencies
The process by which neurons connect into functioning brains, even in fruit flies, is an epic exercise of developmental minutiae that could not matter more
In an effort to maximize the potential of perovskite-based materials, including solar cells, researchers from Rice University have achieved a breakthrough in visualizing the precise movements of atoms within perovskites.
A study inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art provides a blueprint for designing shape-shifting materials and devices.
Selecting the right method gives users a more accurate picture of how their model is behaving, so they are better equipped to correctly interpret its predictions.
Researchers develop an algorithm that decides when a “student” machine should follow its teacher, and when it should learn on its own.
Undergraduate research helped feed physics and EECS major Thomas Bergamaschi’s post-MIT interest in tackling challenges.
The machine-learning algorithm identified a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings.
It’s more important than ever for artificial intelligence to estimate how accurately it is explaining data.
Researchers create a new simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids in a step toward helping them more effortlessly assist with daily tasks.
By mapping the volumes of objects, rather than their surfaces, a new technique could yield solutions to computer graphics problems in animation and CAD.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Teachers College and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and a team of Icelandic and other North American clinical, behavioral, and social scientists.
Florian Chavagnat seeks to answer fundamental questions about heat transfer that will shape the success of nuclear power plants — and extended missions in space.