Study shows 'obesity paradox' does not exist: Waist-to-height ratio is a better indicator of outcomes in patients with heart failure than BMI

New research has debunked the idea that there is an ‘obesity paradox’, whereby patients with heart…

The devil is in the details: Re-imagining fertilizer precursor synthesis

Researchers have improved the Faradaic efficiency of the nitrogen reduction reaction into ammonia by straightforward optimization…

Pi Virginids meteor shower makes rare appearance over Puerto Rico

A notable meteor was seen from Puerto Rico at about 23:34 UTC (19:34 LT) on Monday,…

New mosquito species reported in Florida

Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent…

Hunting Venus 2.0: Study narrows James Webb Space Telescope targets

With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system,…

ESA’s new headquarters

Video: 00:03:03 After five years of intensive refurbishment works, the Headquarters of the European Space Agency…

'Vampiric' water use leading to 'imminent' global crisis, UN warns

Humanity’s “lifeblood”—water—is increasingly at risk around the world due to “vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment,” the UN…

Sharing best practice of gender-transformative tourism policies

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently released a report titled Snapshot of Gender Equality…

Dust storms cause air pollution spike across north China

Air pollution soared in Beijing on Wednesday as the Chinese capital was hit by a huge…

Team explores leaf microbiome in perennial bioenergy crops

“Have you ever wondered about life on a leaf?” Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) researcher…