Experts say preventing access to guns helps stop suicide attempts
Dr Paul Nestadt and researchers discuss how making firearms less accessible serves as a key suicide prevention strategy.
Category: Science
NASA Bennu samples reveal asteroid origin linked to Jupiter
Scientists at ETH Zurich analyzed NASA-collected Bennu asteroid samples that landed in Utah on September 23 to determine their chemical composition and solar system origins.
Brazilian scientists created a starch sensor that changes color to show moisture levels
Researchers at the University of São Paulo developed a biodegradable starch sensor that alters color to indicate moisture in food packaging, with results published in June.
Sejong University researchers create high-oleic soybean using gene editing
Researchers at Sejong University developed a new soybean line containing over 90% oleic acid through CRISPR/Cas9 technology.
Amazon admits it lacks a plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
Amazon chief sustainability officer Kara Hurst stated Tuesday at an Axios event that the company does not yet know how to eliminate its carbon emissions by 2040.
Sejong University researcher tests Erik Verlinde gravity theory against dark matter density
A researcher from Sejong University published a study on Sept. 20 in Physics of the Dark Universe showing that a new gravity theory predicts observed dark matter central surface density.
Compact Accelerator System CASPAR restarts to study fluorine formation in stars
Researchers at the Sanford Underground Research Facility have restarted the Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research to study how fluorine formed in early stars.
Antarctic plants show opposite survival strategies under seven years of warming
A team of Chilean and Spanish researchers published results from a seven-year passive warming experiment on the Antarctic continent's two native flowering plants in the journal Physiologia Plantarum.
Graphene measurements show energy-loss and quantum-coherence exponents diverge under gate control
A multi-institutional team of researchers used gated epitaxial graphene to demonstrate that electron scattering exponents behave differently when voltage is applied.
Cornell study finds cooling investments pay for apparel factories in Bangladesh
New research from Cornell University's Global Labor Institute shows that cooling systems in Dhaka garment factories can return their cost within one to four years.