The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is the world’s largest coffee producer, will see its most suitable coffee-growing land decline by 79 percent. That’s one key finding of a new study by scientists in Switzerland, who assessed the potential impacts of climate change … Read more
You might think that clouds are clouds all over Earth, but that’s not true. If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, the clouds there are different, more abundant, and more reflective than the clouds found in the Northern Hemisphere, a fact that scientists are very familiar with, but haven’t been able to explain fully. Now, new … Read more
Early, accurate and simple diagnosis is important in almost every health condition you can name, and that includes heart disease. New research now suggests that simple eye scans may identify patients at increased risk of cardiovascular problems in later life. If this method of diagnosis can be developed, it would be a great deal – … Read more
Having a COVID-19 vaccine does not affect a couple’s chances of becoming pregnant – but skipping the shots and landing a coronavirus infection could reduce male fertility. Having a COVID-19 vaccine does not affect a couple’s chances of becoming pregnant – but skipping the shots and landing a coronavirus infection could reduce male fertility. These … Read more
Jumping spiders may have exceptional eyes, but one in the vision department. New experimental evidence suggests that jumping spider is called Saitis barbipes has no photoreceptors capable of perceiving the color red. What makes this so strange is that S. barbipes – like many jumping spiders – is vividly hued: the male daubed with brilliant … Read more
UChicago researchers found that the effects of COVID CBD blocking come from a very pure, specially formulated dose that is taken only in specific situations. The study findings do not suggest that eating commercially available products with CBD additives that vary in strength and quality may prevent COVID-19. The UChicago Medicine study suggests that high … Read more
Scientists are on a mission to create a global network of atomic clocks that will enable us, among other things, to better understand the basic laws of physics, investigate dark matter, and navigate Earth and space more precisely . However, to be most effective, these clocks need to be reliably and quickly connected to each … Read more
Thinking about sharing an ice cream cone with a stranger can trigger feelings of disgust – however that is often not the case with someone close to us, such as a partner or romantic child. New journal study Science Thursday shows that children are aware of this dynamic from a very young age, and see … Read more
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Sophie Paczesny, MD, Ph.D., received a $ 628,188 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to use machine learning algorithms to improve graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) treatment strategies. Her studies will validate biomarker panels that could help doctors determine each bone marrow transplant patient’s risk of developing chronic GVHD and adjust … Read more
Participants of NASA’s 2020-2021 Student Aerial Research Program stand in the hangar at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in southern California. Photo by McKenna Price-Patak. For students who want to take atmospheric science as literally as possible, it doesn’t come much better than flying in a NASA plane. Each year, the Student Airborne Research Program … Read more