New study examines mental-health outcomes for Black students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities

While the outcomes of institutional racism in our education system have been well documented—Black and American…

The economic costs and environmental justice concerns of 'not in my backyard' trash import bans

Each year, Americans generate more than 200 million tons of solid waste. Much of this waste…

Carnivores did not participate in the accumulation of human remains at the Sima de los Huesos site

The Atapuerca Research Team (EIA) participated in a paper led by the Centro Nacional de Investigación…

Underused satellite, radar data may improve thunderstorm forecasts

Tens of thousands of thunderstorms may rumble around the world each day, but accurately predicting the…

Arctic river channels changing due to climate change

A team of international researchers have found that the rivers in Arctic Canada and Alaska are…

Transporting antibodies across the blood-brain barrier to treat Alzheimer's disease

Sometimes the best things in life come by chance, when we happen to be in the…

Disputes over COVID's origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are four fixes

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of…

Using peptides instead of DNA to tag molecules to speed up drug discovery

A team of chemists at MIT has found that using peptides instead of DNA fragments to…

How climate change threatens Asia's water tower

Tibet is known as the ‘Water Tower of Asia,’ providing water to about 2 billion people…

A safe synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by nature

Scientists report the safe synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an oxidizing agent used in multiple industries…