103 articles from MONDAY 1.5.2023
Measuring the value that US residents place on clean water
A new special edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) focuses on helping federal regulators measure the value that U.S. residents place on clean water, just months before the Supreme Court is set to decide a case with significant implications for the Clean Water Act.
A potential therapeutic approach for treating colistin-resistant infections
Colistin is a last-resort antibiotic critical for treating multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. Resistance to colistin heralds the emergence of truly pan-resistant infections.
Prolonged power outages, often caused by weather events, hit some parts of the U.S. harder than others
- ScienceDaily
- 23/5/1 22:40
New research found that Americans already bearing the brunt of climate change and health inequities are most at risk of impact by a lengthy power outage.
Scientists discover anatomical changes in the brains of the newly sighted
- ScienceDaily
- 23/5/1 22:40
Neuroscientists discovered anatomical changes that occur in the white matter of visual-processing areas of the brain, in children who have congenital cataracts surgically removed.
Sensor enables high-fidelity input from everyday objects, human body
- ScienceDaily
- 23/5/1 22:40
Couches, tables, sleeves and more can turn into a high-fidelity input device for computers using a new sensing system.
Do people and monkeys see colors the same way?
- ScienceDaily
- 23/5/1 22:39
New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do. Distinct connections found in the human retina may indicate recent evolutionary adaptations for sending enhanced color vision signals from the eye to the brain.
The science behind the life and times of the Earth's salt flats
- ScienceDaily
- 23/5/1 22:39
Researchers have characterized two different types of surface water in the hyperarid salars -- or salt flats -- that contain much of the world's lithium deposits. This new characterization represents a leap forward in understanding how water moves through such basins, and will be key to minimizing the environmental impact on such sensitive, critical habitats.
Evidence of conscious-like activity in the dying brain
- ScienceDaily
- 23/5/1 22:36
A new study provides early evidence of a surge of activity correlated with consciousness in the dying brain.
Why does your life flash before your eyes near death?
Survivors of close calls with death often recall extraordinary experiences: seeing light at the end of a tunnel, floating outside their own bodies, encountering deceased loved ones or recapping major life events in an instant.
Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Texas rocket launch
Wildlife and environmental groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday over SpaceX's launch last month of its giant rocket from Texas.