When staff in MIT’s Department of Facilities would visualize energy use and carbon-associated emissions by campus buildings, Building 46 always stood out — attributed to its energy intensity, which accounted...
Photo: ShutterstockIn 2050, the global population is expected to grow to 10 billion – that’s a staggering two billion extra mouths to feed. “Biologically, insects are very similar to shrimps,...
More than 80% of New Yorkers who inject drugs test positive for the opioid fentanyl, despite only 18% reporting using it intentionally, according to a new study by researchers at...
Using an artificial intelligence algorithm, researchers at MIT and McMaster University have identified a new antibiotic that can kill a type of bacteria that is responsible for many drug-resistant infections....
MIT undergraduates Rupert Li and Audrey Xie have been selected to receive Barry Goldwater Scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. Since 1989, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education...
By Helen ReidLONDON (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Target's decision to remove some LGBTQ-themed merchandise after customer backlash in its stores highlights the problem with companies' "rainbow capitalism," said Erik Carnell,...
Illustration image: Colourbox.comThe relationship between cannabis use and psychiatric disorders has been widely debated. “Previous research have shown that some of the genetic variants associated with cannabis use are also...
The University of Oslo annually awards five prizes for research, young researchers, education, dissemination and innovation. The winners in 2023– We honour UiO's very best researchers, communicators and teachers through...
Nobel Prize winner and IDSS affiliate Professor Esther Duflo spoke on large scale immunization efforts, former MLK Visiting Professor Craig Watkins joined a panel on equity and justice in AI,...
International group of experts redefines concussions Science, Health & TechnologyDoctors and other health-care providers have a new standard for diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), thanks to a thorough process...