A technology called Sentry is offering civilians in Syria a crucial window of opportunity to escape imminent air strikes. The full story was published in Wired on August 16. The app
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A new study published on August 15 in Nature suggests that alternatives to harmful neonicotinoid pesticides may be just as harmful to bumble bees. New sulfoximine-based pesticides were touted as
A new study published on August 16 in the American Journal of Psychiatry has found that pregnant women exposed to the insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, are at a
In a controversial new study published on August 15 in Nature, scientists claim they have induced cells of the retina ― Müller glia ― to regenerate light receptor cells allowing
According to a new study published on August 15 in iScience, an open source interdisciplinary journal, ocean microbes may play a key role in atmospheric processes like cloud formation. The research,
A new study published on August 14 in Cell Reports has identified a new gene that may explain why elephants rarely get cancer. The LIF6 gene seems to alter the
According to a new study published on August 13 in Nature Ecology & Evolution, tax havens may play a major role in facilitating deforestation and illegal fishing (1). A brief
After 20 years, US regulators have finally approved the first RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapy, announced on August 10. The drug, called patisiran, targets a rare condition associated with impaired heart
One of the major challenges with artificial limbs is the lack of something called embodiment ― the idea that prosthetics actually feel like a real limb ― mainly because bionic
A new controversial study claims that in most cases, consuming salt will not increase health risks. The study published on August 9 in The Lancet, a scientific journal, followed 94