Surprising Findings: Too Few Job Demands Can Harm Sleep Quality
According to new research, moderate job demands and a sense of control over working conditions are key factors in predicting optimal sleep health. Contrary to…
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What Is Quantum Entanglement? A Physicist Explains Einstein’s “Spooky Action at a Distance”
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects become correlated, meaning that the state of one object can…
Psychedelics Have Huge Potential – But Financial Interests Could Corrupt Them
Monopolies should respect counterculture and Indigenous traditions. Magic mushrooms and other psychedelics show promise in the treatment of addiction, post-traumatic traumatic stress, and other difficult-to-treat…
Warming Oceans Will Likely Shrink the Habitats of Many Marine Mammals
The research is the first to look into the link between oxygen, temperature, and the metabolic needs of vertical migrators. Brad Seibel still recalls headlines…
Doomsday Glacier “Holding On by Its Fingernails” – Spine-Chilling Retreat Could Raise Sea Levels by 10 Feet
Faster in the Past: New seafloor images – the highest resolution of any taken off the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – upend understanding of Thwaites…
New Experimental Drug Protects Against Sudden Death
The drug could pave the way for treatments for those who are at risk of sudden rupture due to abdominal aortic aneurysms. A study conducted…
Evidence of Unprecedented Modern Sea-Level Rise Found in Ancient Caves
A geology professor at the University of South Florida has uncovered the influence of the industrial boom on global warming. The early 1900s were a…
Drinking Coffee Can Make You More Impulsive and Cause You To Spend More Money
According to international research conducted by the University of South Florida, caffeine influences what you purchase and how much you spend when you go shopping….
Rwandan Genocide Chemically Modified the DNA of Victims and Victims’ Offspring
Scientists with the USF Genomics program and Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease Research have taken a significant step in providing the people of…
Natural Compound in Basil May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
University of South Florida Health-led team discovers that the compound fenchol has the same beneficial effect as gut-derived metabolites in reducing neurotoxic amyloid-beta in the…
World’s Most Efficient Swimmer: Jellyfish Create a “Virtual Wall” to Enhance Performance
New research led by the University of South Florida has uncovered one of the reasons jellyfish have come to be known as the “world’s most…
Vape Flavorings Are Cardiotoxic and Can Damage the Heart
The vape flavorings so popular with kids and young adults are cardiotoxic and disrupt the heart’s normal electrical activity, a University of South Florida Health…
Dinosaur Feather Study Debunked: Overwhelming Evidence Supports Jurassic Fossil Belongs to Archaeopteryx
A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named…
Compounds Identified That Halt COVID-19 Virus Replication by Targeting Key Viral Enzyme
Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed by a University of Arizona-University of South Florida team in the preclinical study. As the death toll…
COVID-19 Striking Far More Children Than Expected
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported — a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate…
A Profound Leap Forward: Pushing the Limits of 2D Supramolecules
Scientists at the University of South Florida have reached a new milestone in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules – the building blocks that make areas…
Four Billion Microplastic Particles Discovered in the Waters of Tampa Bay
While collecting water samples and plankton in Tampa Bay, researchers discovered a high concentration of microplastics, which are known to disrupt the marine food chain….
25 Years of Satellite Data Confirms That Sea Levels Are Rising
Twenty-five years of satellite data prove climate models are correct in predicting that sea levels will rise at an increasing rate. In a study published…
