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Rapid Environmental Change Can Threaten Even a Peaceful Daisyworld

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2025 – Imagine a world filled only with daisies. Light-colored daisies reflect sunlight, cooling down the planet, while darker daisies absorb sunlight, warming it […]

Music Can Touch the Heart, Even Inside the Womb

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2025 – Playing music has long been a way for expectant parents to connect with their children in the womb, but a group of […]

Listening for Multiple Mental Health Disorders

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2025 – It’s no secret that there is a mental health crisis in the United States. As of 2021, 8.3% adults had major depressive […]

Novel Lab-on-Chip Platform Promises to Expedite Cancer Diagnoses

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2025 – Cancer accounted for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 – almost one in every six deaths globally – according to the World […]

Imagining the Physics of George R.R. Martin’s Fictional Universe

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2025 – Many science fiction authors try to incorporate scientific principles into their work, but Ian Tregillis, who is a contributing author of the […]

The Importance of Eco-Friendly Sensors in Global Food Supply

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2025 – Greenhouses and open farms that welcome visitors to purchase locally grown produce and meat have become increasingly important to food productivity. Not […]

Salt Deposit Ring Inside Your Pasta Pan?

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2025 – If you’ve ever tossed a generous pinch of salt into your pasta pan’s water for flavor or as an attempt to make […]

Just as Gouda: Improving the Quality of Cheese Alternatives

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2025 – Plant-based dairy products are a great alternative for people who avoid animal products, but manufacturers have a hard time replicating the creamy, […]

Uncurling a Single DNA Molecule and Gluing It Down Helps Sharpen Images

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2025 – Most microscopes can only illuminate objects down to a certain size before tiny features blur together. This blurring is known as the […]