by Admin | Jun 1, 2022 | Articles
Understanding eruptions: how can we determine which volcanoes pose the greatest threat? Published: June 1, 2022 For millennia, humans have looked upon volcanoes with a sense of awe and terror. Nowadays, we have a much deeper understanding of what volcanoes are and how...
by Admin | May 31, 2022 | Articles
Morph with the wind: shape-changing buildings Published: Storms or hurricanes can damage buildings in a single incident. New engineering efforts at the Iowa State and Kansas State Universities are creating buildings adept at withstanding the effects of wind – not just...
by Admin | May 26, 2022 | Articles
Flights of fancy: can we unravel the mystery of flight? Published: Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection is one of the most important and ground-breaking scientific concepts ever constructed. Even so, there are some aspects of evolution that scientists are...
by Admin | May 25, 2022 | Articles
Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science Published: Farmers often use fungicides to protect their crops from fungal diseases. However, there are worries that these fungicides can damage the environment if they leak into water sources and may even...
by Admin | May 23, 2022 | Articles
What lessons can we learn from past pandemics? Published: May 23, 2022 The mortality rate of the 1918 influenza pandemic was several times higher than for COVID-19. At the University of Missouri, USA, Taylor van Doren and Professor Lisa Sattenspiel are investigating...
by Admin | May 19, 2022 | Articles
Manipulating the brain’s ‘gatekeepers’ could thwart obesity and prevent dementia Published: Dr Vincent Prevot is a neuroendocrinologist based at the Inserm in Lille, France. He collaborates with Professor Markus Schwaninger and Dr Ruben Nogueiras on the WATCH project,...
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