The study is the first to assess the link between phthalate exposure and thyroid function in children over time. Results appear the journal Environment International. Measures of five phthalates and
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New scaling law predicts how wheels drive over sand
Scientists can then apply scaling laws — mathematical relationships of proportionality — to extrapolate how a full-size jet would perform, based on the behavior of its miniature counterpart. Now engineers
New scaling law predicts how wheels drive over sand
Scientists can then apply scaling laws — mathematical relationships of proportionality — to extrapolate how a full-size jet would perform, based on the behavior of its miniature counterpart. Now engineers
A more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins
“Carboranes: the strongest Brønsted acids in alcohol dehydration” was authored by Giannis Mpourmpakis, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering. PhD candidate Pavlo Kostetskyy and undergraduate student Nicholas A. Zervoudis,
More frequent extreme ocean warming could further endanger albatross
As scientists grapple with the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary impacts of extreme climatic events, the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B created a special June issue to explore
The next enchanted ring?
“People often say we’re running out of antibiotics, but there are more than 20,000 molecules with antibiotic activity in the Handbook of Antibiotics,” said Timothy Wencewicz, a chemist at Washington
Older mothers have higher rates of severe complications in childbirth
The researchers examined data on all singleton births to women residing in Washington State, US, 2003 to 2013 (n = 828,269) and compared age-specific rates of maternal mortality and severe
Mosquitoes infected with virus-suppressing bacteria could help control dengue fever
More than 2.5 billion people live in areas afflicted by dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease that is increasing at alarming rates in tropical and subtropical countries. Suppression efforts have
Prenatal stress predisposes female mice to binge eating
Previous studies have found an epidemiological link between binge eating and traumatic or stressful events during early life, but untangling the biology behind that correlation has proved difficult. “Here we
Climate change can alter the impact of forest pathogens in trees
“This study shows the potential for future climate changes to alter the impact of forest pathogens, and the need to incorporate disease effects into future forestry planning as of now.
Previously, on Arctic warming
Since the 1970s the northern polar region has warmed faster than global averages by a factor or two or more, in a process of ‘Arctic amplification’ which is linked to
Understanding proteins and their impact on immune system
The study, conducted in conjunction with researchers from Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, was published today in Science Signaling and focusses on a protein called ULBP6. Proteins are made up of
Do stars fall quietly into black holes, or crash into something utterly unknown?
Most scientists agree that black holes, cosmic entities of such great gravity that nothing can escape their grip, are surrounded by a so-called event horizon. Once matter or energy gets
Groundwater ‘pit stops’ enabled survival, migration of our ancient ancestors
In a new study, the team argue that the springs acted as pit stops to allow early humans to survive as they moved across the African landscape. The team believe
Wearing a ‘heart’ on your sleeve can reduce stress
Researchers from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London assessed the calming effects of a new wearable device called doppel — a wristband designed to actively reduce
