COVID-19 highlights the importance of agility for supply chains

The recent COVID-19 crisis has highlighted a fundamental concept in business operations strategy that’s called “Triple-A…

How soil microbes help plants resist disease

Plants can’t self-isolate during a disease outbreak, but they can get help from a friend—beneficial soil…

COVID-19 lockdown: Home is 'the most dangerous place' for women and children

As the UK engages in another week of “lockdown,” and as a way of understanding and…

Tiny polymer springs give a boost to environmental cleanup

A study from Sujit Datta’s lab, led by graduate student Christopher Browne, found that a promising…

Bushfires damaged Australian rainforest that is home to Earth's only living specimens of ancient species

Recent wildfires in Australia torched more than 48,000 square miles of land (for context, Pennsylvania is…

To curb sexual assault, help people better understand consent

Sexual assault is a persistent problem on college campuses. Women are at greater risk of experiencing…

Latino, Asian American areas at high economic risk, according to new report

Neighborhoods with significant Latino and Asian American populations in Los Angeles County are particularly vulnerable to…

Why bad smells stick around and how to eliminate them

Ever wondered why something smells the way it does—good or bad—and why some odors just hang…

Belle II yields the first results: In search of the Z′ boson

The Belle II experiment has been collecting data from physical measurements for about one year. After…

Research unearths the science behind the smell of spring

You may not have heard of geosmin but, wherever you may be on this planet, it…