Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60,000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines in…
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Hawai’i land impacted by sea level rise may be double previous estimates
By including models of dynamical physical processes such as erosion and wave run-up, a team of…
Breakthrough in the hunt for a vaccine against foal pneumonia
A vaccine against deadly foal pneumonia might finally be within reach, thanks to new research. The…
Polymer coating cools down buildings
Engineers have invented a high-performance exterior PDRC polymer coating with nano-to-microscale air voids that acts as…
When neglected children become adolescents
Many migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S. border, some of them very young,…
Vampire bats found to carry infectious bacteria at high rates
A study found Bartonella infections in vampire bats are highly prevalent in Peru and Belize, and…
Device that integrates solar cell and battery could store electricity outside the grid
Scientists have harnessed the abilities of both a solar cell and a battery in one device…
Feeding ants dopamine might make them smarter foragers
In an ant colony, few tasks are as important as gathering food. But the desert heat…
New bird flu viruses in ducks after vaccines largely prevented H7N9 in chickens
In response to bird flu pandemics starting in 2013, officials in China introduced a new vaccine…
Ancient past of a body plan code probed
Researchers have opened a window on another piece of evolutionary biology. They have found that Hox…