• United States’ autism rates hit new high
    March 24, 2023 from Futurity
    A row of young kids sitting at a classroom table. More kids have been diagnosed with autism than at any time since monitoring began more than two decades ago, studies find.
  • Gas prices made inflation worse for rural households
    March 24, 2023 from Futurity
    red gas pump nozzle in red 4x4 vehicle Inflation hit rural household budgets harder throughout much of 2022, but the rural-urban gap evened out by the end of the year, a report shows.
  • New mosquito species moves into Florida
    March 24, 2023 from Futurity
    Lawrence Reeves holds a container over a small pond to capture mosquitoes. Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics to make a permanent home in Florida, researchers say.
  • Mismatched definitions of basic stuff may explain disagreements
    March 23, 2023 from Futurity
    A woman looks angry and points towards the camera. "When people are disagreeing, it may not always be about what they think it is," says Celeste Kidd.
  • Raising minimum wage doesn’t cause small business job losses
    March 23, 2023 from Futurity
    A dollar bill folded into an arrow pointing upward. Increases in the federal minimum wage don't hurt jobs at small businesses as much as some people may fear, according to new research.
  • Drinking straws reveal new laws for the flow of fluids
    March 23, 2023 from Futurity
    A group of colorful straws shot from above. "...sipping through a straw defies all the previously known laws for the resistance or friction of flow through a pipe or tube."
  • Dolphins inspire sonar for clearer underwater images
    March 23, 2023 from Futurity
    A dolphin sticks its head above water and opens its mouth wide. New sonar technology that gets its inspiration from dolphins allows clearer visual underwater imaging, a new study shows.
  • Vaginal infection bacteria can be sexually transmitted to men
    March 23, 2023 from Futurity
    A woman and man next to each other with the close-up showing one eye each. "These bacteria can be transmitted through heterosexual, vaginal sex, something that has never been shown in research before."
  • AI and Twitter could help predict opioid deaths
    March 23, 2023 from Futurity
    Protestors hold a black piece of fabric with the word A new approach that uses artificial intelligence and Twitter language predicts opioid death rates much more accurately than current methods.
  • Soft robot crawls like a caterpillar
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    An image shows how the soft robot crawls like a caterpillar by curling one side and pulling or pushing itself. Researchers have created a caterpilllar-like robot that can crawl forwards or backwards, and dip under obstacles in its way.
  • Disoriented mice shed light on the brain’s internal compass
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    A person holds a compass in their left hand with leafy greens on the ground behind it. A new study sheds light on how the brain orients itself in changing environments and how things can go wrong with its internal compass.
  • Yes, a 100% sustainable plastics industry is possible
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    A green wall has A wholly-sustainable plastics industry is possible, researchers say. A new study shows what's needed to make it a reality.
  • How beetles use their butts to suck water from the air
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    Reddish brown beetles crawling over a white background. Beetles can survive their entire lives without drinking liquid water. New research gets to the bottom of how they use their butts to do it.
  • Auto-renew subscriptions don’t build loyal customers
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    white paper planes in a circle on blue Automatic subscription renewals may boost subscribers in the short term, but it's a bad strategy over time, a working paper finds.
  • Fretting about election stress is bad for your health
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    A woman reads her laptop while resting her face on her fist. Just thinking about being stressed about future elections can harm your health. But there's something you can do about it.
  • Tumors turn blood vessels into fiber-filled channels
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    b/w photo of tubes Increasingly dense cell clusters in growing tumors convert blood vessels into fiber-​filled channels, research finds.
  • Does THC as a teen stymie female reproductive health later?
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    A teenager smokes a joint in the woods. Cannabis use in adolescent years may create reproductive complications in women, according to a new study with mice.
  • Enzymes split cotton from polyester in fabric blends
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    clothing tag says A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.
  • Scrappy SBUDNIC satellite hitched a ride to space
    March 22, 2023 from Futurity
    rocket device on white, black tower on top of yellow fabric Students got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to design and build their own satellite to be launched into space. They call it SBUDNIC.
  • Wax may expose skiers to harmful ‘forever chemicals’
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    A woman waxes her skis as they lean against a wall. Skiers and snowboarders who wax their equipment may be exposing themselves to harmful PFAS and other chemicals, a new study shows.
  • Team detects neutrinos created by particle collider for the first time
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    A researcher wearing a hard hat works next to equipment in a long hallway. The first detection of neutrinos made by a particle collider could reveal more about the nature of the universe's most abundant particle.
  • Biomarker may reveal pancreatic cancer risk early
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    Pancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Newly discovered biomarkers may offer a way to predict if pancreatic cysts will turn to cancer or remain benign.
  • There’s more to adaptive clothing than function
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    A person in a wheelchair wears bright yellow socks and dress shoes. Retailers of adaptive clothing must make changes to satisfy an increasingly diverse customer base, a new study finds.
  • Managers repay loyal workers with unpaid labor
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    "Companies want loyal workers... But it seems like managers are apt to target them for exploitative practices."
  • Cheaper method gets COVID-fighting nanobodies from llamas
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    A llama looks at the camera as others walk behind it. "...many of the nanobodies we have identified with this method target variants-of-concern, so they have real therapeutic potential."
  • Book: Ted Bundy killed way more than 30 people
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    Ted Bundy mugshots A criminologist's new book argues that Ted Bundy's criminal career was longer and deadlier than the official record from 1974 to 1978.
  • Gut bacteria discovery could bring new probiotics
    March 21, 2023 from Futurity
    illustration of smiley-face ovals in folded blue tube One of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut showed an increase in colonization potential during carbon limitation.
  • Substance may offer a better way to treat some staph infections
    March 20, 2023 from Futurity
    A person wearing a blue glove holds a petri dish with MRSA in it. A new substance may treat staph infections in people with skin lymphoma. That's good news for patients and fighting antibiotic resistance.
  • Book probes the politics of Marvel movies
    March 20, 2023 from Futurity
    spiderman reads book in stone arch A new book explores the political messages in the Marvel cinematic universe, including ideas about gender, power, and inequality.
  • Multiple sclerosis often goes undetected in at-risk kids
    March 20, 2023 from Futurity
    A health care worker helps a child waiting for an MRI scan. Tools used to detect multiple sclerosis in at-risk adults may fail to predict the neurological disorder in children, a new study shows.
  • Could ‘terminator zones’ on far off planets harbor life?
    March 20, 2023 from Futurity
    A planet with one side facing red light coming from a star and the other shrouded in darkness. Regions on exoplanets called "terminator zones" could be prime sites for liquid water and possibly harbor life, a new study shows.
  • Morning people get more out of CPAP machines
    March 20, 2023 from Futurity
    A man sleeps with a CPAP machine mask on his face. Early birds are more likely to follow guidelines for using CPAP machines for sleep apnea, using them for longer periods at night.
  • 3D-printed insole measures foot pressure right in shoe
    March 20, 2023 from Futurity
    The insole has golden wires running through it. A 3D-​printed insole with integrated sensors will allow real-time measurement of the pressure of the sole of the foot right in a shoe.
  • Leaders express more of their faith at work
    March 20, 2023 from Futurity
    colorful folders and paperwork, cross on the wall behind How much individuals express their religious beliefs in the workplace depends on how much power they hold there, according to new research.
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