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Pandemic Stress Affects Black Adults More Than Their White Peers

A recent study finds that Black adults experience more pronounced mental health challenges than white adults in response to stresses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

More Than Half of Museum, Zoo Educators Weighing Career Change, Survey Finds

More than half of educators at science museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and science centers who responded to a survey were considering a career change because of the COVID-19 pandemic or other issues linked to pay and job security,

COVID-19-Related Parenting Stress Impacted Eating Habits of Children

Study Finds ‘Negative Consequences’ for Parent-Child Feeding Interactions

UH Engineer Reports Advance in Rapid Cancer Detection and Monitoring

Economical, Ultra-sensitive Biosensing in Point-of-Care Applications

Major Disparity Discovered in Quality and Safety of Produce Purchased in Low- Versus High-Income Areas

People living in low-income, urban neighborhoods suffer higher rates of gastrointestinal illness, but the reasons behind this troubling disparity have been difficult to pinpoint.

COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Candidate Effective at Preventing Disease Transmission

Breathe in, breathe out. That’s how easy it is for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to enter your nose.

Actuator Discovery Outperforms Existing Technology

University of Houston Researchers Use Organic Semiconductor Nanotubes to Create New Electrochemical Actuator

Using Your Smartwatch to Reduce Stress

New Technology Uses Sweat on Skin to Infer Brain Stress

Yeast And Bacteria Together Biosynthesize Plant Hormones For Weed Control

Synthetic strigolactones could also improve nutrient uptake in crops

Study Outlines Ways to Help Children Learn Forgiveness

A recent study suggests that teaching children to understand other people’s perspectives could make it easier for them to learn how to forgive other people.

Technique Speeds Up Thermal Actuation for Soft Robotics

Researchers from North Carolina State University have come up with a new design for thermal actuators, which can be used to create rapid movement in soft robotic devices.

Time Lag Between Intervention and Actual CO2 Decrease Could Still Lead to Climate Tipping Point

A simplified mathematical model of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and temperature found a “lag time” between human intervention and an actual decrease in CO2 levels.

Voluntary Pledges Could Cut Utility GHG Emissions by a Third

An analysis of pledges made by many of the largest U.S. electric utilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions suggests that pledged reductions could reduce power sector emissions by a third as compared to 2018 levels.

Researchers Shed Light on Blind Spot of Shark Attacks

Scientists have found more evidence to support the mistaken identity theory’ in juvenile white sharks during surface attacks on humans.

Lung Capacity Tests Found to Be Accurate Precursor of Co-Morbidities

One of the largest studies to investigate whether Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm), an understudied low lung function state, is an early predictor of co-morbidities has found it is strongly associated with an increased risk of death.

Mongooses Give Bullies the Cold Shoulder, Scientists Find

Dwarf mongooses remember which groupmates have picked fights with others during the day and later shun the aggressors during pre-bedtime socialising sessions, according to new research.