Mosquitoes infected with the bacteria Wolbachia are significantly worse vectors for dengue virus, but how…
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Older mothers have higher rates of severe complications in childbirth
The risk of potentially life-threatening morbidity around childbirth, such as renal failure, obstetric shock, and…
The next enchanted ring?
Using genomics, a chemistry lab has worked out the biosynthetic machinery that makes a new…
More frequent extreme ocean warming could further endanger albatross
As scientists grapple with the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary impacts of extreme climatic events, new…
A more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins
Research into a more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins, the building blocks for polymer…
New scaling law predicts how wheels drive over sand
Engineers have come up with a scaling law to describe how objects move through sand….
Household chemicals may impair thyroid in young girls
Early childhood exposures to specific phthalates were associated with depressed thyroid function in girls at…
Preventing software from causing injury
Workplace injuries don’t just come from lifting heavy things or falling off a ladder. People…
Glove powered by soft robotics to interact with virtual reality environments
Engineers are using soft robotics technology to make light, flexible gloves that allow users to…
Nitrogen fixation research could shed light on biological mystery
Half the world’s population depends for its survival on nitrogen fixed by bacteria, but we…