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New study highlights exaggerated physical differences between male and female superheroes
(Binghamton University) Superheroes like Thor and Black Widow may have what it takes to save the world in movies like Avengers: Endgame, but neither of their comic book depictions has a healthy body mass index (BMI). New research from Binghamton Univ...
Himalayan climate study to preserve oral histories as out-migration begins
(University of Rochester) The Himalaya is the Water Tower of Asia. The snow fields and glaciers on which 700 million people depend for their water are melting fast and calling the sustainability of life in the entire Himalayan watershed into very rea...
Watch Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture launch a science extravaganza
Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster lands itself at the end of a test flight in July 2018. (Blue Origin Photo)
Blue Origin, the private space venture founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, says it’s sending up its New Shepard suborbital spaceship on its nex...
NASA satellites track Tropical Cyclone Fani along Eastern India's coastline
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have been providing infrared, microwave and visible imagery of Tropical Cyclone Fani as it continued to move northward along the eastern coast of India.
Naturally Occurring High Testosterone Shouldn't Keep Female Athletes out of Competition
It is unscientific and unfair to bar female athletes with elevated testosterone-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Congress Is Likely to Delay Flood Insurance Overhaul, Again
The National Flood Insurance Program, scheduled to expire on May 31, will likely be temporarily renewed unchanged-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Diagnosing urban air pollution exposure with new precision
(NYU Tandon School of Engineering) A new review of studies on levels of urban exposure to airborne pollutants and their effects on human health suggests that advanced instrumentation and information technology will soon allow researchers and policyma...
New York Is Building "Living" Wave Barriers to Prepare for the Next Superstorm
A project off Staten Island aims to dissipate wave energy hitting the shore-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Suicide attempts by self-poisoning have more than doubled in teens, young adults
(Nationwide Children's Hospital) A new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found rates of suicide attempts by self-poisoning among adolescents have more than doubled in the last decade in the US, and...
Effort to improve rescue kits for diabetes gets $1.4 million boost with SBIR grant
(Purdue University) Purdue University and Monon Bioventures have received a National Institutes of Health SBIR grant to develop better rescue kits for hypoglycemia.