Stunning Discovery: Bonefish Dive 450 Feet “Deep” Into the Abyss to Spawn
A new study provides the first detailed documentation of a shallow water fish diving 450 feet (137 meters) deep to spawn. Uncovering this very rare…
Florida Atlantic University News
Very Hungry, Very Angry Caterpillars Head-Butt to Get What They Want
Florida Atlantic University study shows how monarch butterfly caterpillars go from peaceful feeders to aggressive fighters in their quest for milkweed. Inspired by his own…
Visualization Shows How Face Shields (and Some N95 Masks) Fail to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Visualization study illustrates why face shields alone don’t work. If the United States Centers for Disease Control and…
A Tale of Two Democracies: How South Korea Prevailed Against COVID-19 While the US Failed
COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. The U.S. accounts for about 25 percent of COVID-19 cases (4.4 million)…
Seeing Is Believing: Comparing Facemask Effectiveness in Mitigating Transmission of COVID-19
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to qualitatively test facemasks and social distancing. Currently, there are no specific guidelines on…
UV Light Exposes Contagion Spread From Improper Personal Protective Equipment Use
Low-cost simulation technique can efficiently increase hospital workplace safety during COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), reports show that many health…
Plaque Identifying Toothpaste May Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes
Study shows Plaque HD® significantly reduces inflammation throughout the body. For decades, researchers have suggested a link between oral health and inflammatory diseases affecting the…
Aching Back? Here’s the Scientific Research on Whether Yoga, Tai Chi or Qigong Help.
Researchers provide comprehensive review of the effects of movement-based mind-body interventions on chronic low back pain. It’s a pain. About 80 percent of adults in…
98% of Plastics Entering the Oceans Go Missing Each Year – Here’s the Likely Culprit
Trillions of plastic fragments are afloat at sea, which cause large “garbage patches” to form in rotating ocean currents called subtropical gyres. As a result,…
Mirroring Humans, Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins [Video]
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges in the world today since many common bacterial infections are developing resistance to the drugs…
Engineers Create Smart Robodog With AI Brain [Video]
What would you get if you combined Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa with Boston Dynamic’s quadruped robots? You’d get “Astro,” the four-legged seeing and hearing…
