COVID-19
COVID-19 variants: Will existing rapid antigen tests be able to detect new strains?
A new study shows it’s relatively rare for COVID variants to have mutations to the nucleocapsid protein that would allow them to evade diagnostic tests.
Carol Clark is a senior science communicator at Emory University.
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Future of the Environment
How is water-holding soil helping farmers manage rising temperatures?
A soil's capacity for holding water will determine how well farmers manage the effects of heat stress caused by climate change, a new study suggests.
Nature and Biodiversity
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is spreading from people to chimpanzees
A team from Emory University found that fecal samples from their study of wild chimpanzees contained bacteria resistant to a major class of antibiotics.
Health and Healthcare
How the American Civil War could inspire modern medicine
The researchers studied the medicinal properties of white oak, tulip poplar and 'devil's walking stick', all three of which were used as remedies during the American Civil War.
Leadership
Twitter can tell us a lot about how likely we are to take risks
New research uses Twitter to examine risk taking, and concludes that those who look further into the future are less likely to take risks.
Economic Progress
Could this explain why we're having fewer children?
Research examines the link between social mobility, social inequality and fertility rates.
Future of the Environment
40% of pollinator species face extinction, report finds
75% of the world’s food crops depend on pollination by pollinators, including bees, butterflies and birds, 40% of which face extinction.