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Medical Xpress / Thirdhand smoke: This hidden danger puts kids and adults at risk
Most people know secondhand smoke is harmful—but thirdhand smoke? That's the toxic residue tobacco leaves behind on surfaces like carpets, furniture, wallboards, and clothing, where it can linger for years.
Tech Xplore / Composite rivets offer lighter, corrosion-free joints for bridges, docks and more
Researchers from Skoltech and Harbin Institute of Technology have devised and tested a new mechanism for joining together the composite parts that make up bridges, the cooling towers of power stations, water treatment facilities, ...
Tech Xplore / Geothermal cooling in Hawaii: Report illuminates its potential
In areas with geologically recent volcanic activity and ample underground water flow, like the Hawaiian Islands, geothermal energy technologies present options to augment the electric grid.
Medical Xpress / High teenage BMI linked to increased risk of severe bacterial infections later in life
High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from sepsis and other severe bacterial infections in adulthood, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg.
Medical Xpress / AI as 'an ally' to improve sexual health in Latin America
"We all have the right to receive information in our native language," says Peruvian obstetrician Ana Miluzka Baca Gamarra.
Medical Xpress / Debates about bullying need to look beyond online safety, say researchers
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that only 2% of young people who experience cyberbullying by age 18 report exclusively being abused online.
Phys.org / It's the JWST's turn to look for an intermediate mass black hole
Intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), if they exist, have between about 100 and 1,000 solar masses, placing them in between stellar black holes and supermassive black holes. But while there's plenty of evidence for both stellar ...
Phys.org / UN Report: Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty
The most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken has found that investing in a stable climate, healthy nature and land, and a pollution-free planet can deliver trillions in additional global GDP, ...
Phys.org / A freely available tool to document wartime destruction
Researchers have developed a method to detect the destruction of buildings using freely available satellite radar imagery. Daniel Racek and colleagues' algorithm analyzes publicly available Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar ...
Phys.org / Protecting orchids found nowhere else on Earth
Australia is home to more than 1,800 orchid species—many found nowhere else. But these unique plants face growing threats.
Medical Xpress / Study maps out sleep challenges and solutions in China
A research team led by Professor Lu Lin from the Peking University (PKU) Sixth Hospital has recently provided a comprehensive overview of sleep health in China, identifying prevalent causes of sleep disturbance and suggesting ...
Tech Xplore / Residential solar panels can raise electricity rates
A modeling study shows how, under some conditions, increasing numbers of households with rooftop solar panels can lead to higher rates for those without their own solar system. When utility customers cancel their accounts ...
