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Post-wildfire step-pool streams
(Geological Society of America) Steps and pools are among the most stable and functionally important features in the mountain river landscape. Their stability is important for dissipating stream energy, withstanding ordinary floods and resisting eros...
Climate Preparation Report Released by Panel Previously Disbanded by Trump
The panel, which provides guidance on climate change to communities, was reconstituted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Magnetic nanoparticles can 'burn' cancer cells
(Springer) Among emerging cancer therapies, one approach is based on hyperthermia. In a new study published in EPJ B, Bulgarian researchers from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia show that tumor cells' specif...
Amazon to offer broadband access from orbit with 3,236-satellite ‘Project Kuiper’ constellation
A composite photo from the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership satellite shows North America at night. Broadband satellite constellations promise to knit the world even closer together. (NASA / NOAA Photo)
Amazon is joining the race to provide...
How Calculus Was the Unsung Hero in the Fight against HIV
The story of a differential equation and a medical breakthrough-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A 'million word gap' for children who aren't read to at home
(Ohio State University) Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This 'million word gap' could be one key in ex...
Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms
(Picower Institute at MIT) Team's findings could provide neurosurgeons and psychiatrists with the reliable, objective and rapid feedback they've needed to properly fine-tune the placement and 'dosage' of DBS electrical stimulation...
UCF researchers develop way to control speed of light, send it backward
(University of Central Florida) University of Central Florida researchers have developed a way to control the speed of light. Not only can they speed up a pulse of light and slow it down, they can also make it travel backward.
Solar Power's Benefits Don't Shine Equally on Everyone
Racial and ethnic minorities have less access to solar power, regardless of income, highlighting the need for environmental justice-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Study: Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) A new study provides critical insight into a little-known, yet relatively common, inherited neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The findings point to a pathway to possible treatments for this disea...