1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (81+ words) In one of the most remote corners of Australia, a quiet revolution in child health is unfolding around campfires, swimming holes and shared meals. A new qualitative study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific describes how a week-long…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (56+ words) Water utilities live and die by the forecast. When a crew opens a valve or takes a pipe offline for inspection, the entire calculation rests on an assumption about how much water customers will draw that day. Get that number…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (679+ words) A team of researchers in Peru has built a system that can fly a drone over a Hass avocado orchard and, in real time, tell a farmer not only where every visible fruit is hanging but also how ripe each…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (72+ words) A sweeping new review of cytochrome P450 enzymes in fish is reshaping how scientists understand the invisible chemical battleground inside aquatic organisms. Published in Discover Biotechnology, the analysis synthesizes decades of research on the heme-containing monooxygenases that sit at the crossroads…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (397+ words) Harmful algal blooms have quietly become one of the most stubborn environmental crises of our time. Driven by nutrient enrichment, climate change, shifting hydrological conditions and expanding human activity, blooms of cyanobacteria, diatoms and dinoflagellates are appearing more frequently, lasting…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (55+ words) A painful, red, blistering rash on the palms and soles is one of the most common reasons cancer patients quietly suffer through their treatment, and a new analysis of more than two decades of American drug-safety reports is now offering…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (87+ words) When fire consumes a home, a vehicle, or an aircraft, one of the most pressing questions facing investigators is whether the victims can be identified at all. Extreme heat shreds DNA into fragments too small to analyze, and forensic teams…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (55+ words) Insomnia is one of the most common health complaints in the modern world, and yet the field’s first-line treatment remains a tough sell for many of the people who need it most. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, widely abbreviated as…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (79+ words) When a high-speed vehicle slams into the surface of the ocean, the transition from air to water is one of the most violent events in engineering. Within milliseconds, the structure experiences enormous pressure peaks, rapidly shifting added mass, and a…...