Geoengineering Is a Solution to Fight Climate Change – But Not by Itself
The technology’s regional impacts depend on how much greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. Could we create massive sulfuric acid clouds that limit global warming and…
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Mangroves – Valuable Coastal Ecosystems – Won’t Survive Sea-Level Rise by 2050 if Emissions Aren’t Cut
Mangrove trees – valuable coastal ecosystems found in Florida and other warm climates – won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t…
New Research Affirms Modern Sea-Level Rise Linked to Human Activities, Not to Changes in Earth’s Orbit
Surprising glacial and nearly ice-free periods in last 66 million years. New research by Rutgers scientists reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human…
Highly Effective New Way Developed to Paint Complex 3D-Printed Objects
Efficient painting method reaches nooks and crannies. Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for…
Tiny High-Tech Needles Inspired by Parasites May Help Eliminate Painful Shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles. Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give…
Rutgers Scientists Have Discovered the Origins of the Building Blocks of Life
Rutgers researchers retraced the evolution of enzymes over billions of years. Rutgers researchers have discovered the origins of the protein structures responsible for metabolism: simple…
Global Warming: Heat Stress May Affect More Than 1.2 Billion People Annually by 2100
Rising global temperatures are increasing exposure to extreme heat and humidity. Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to…
New Tool Monitors Real Time Mutations in Flu – Could Help Stop Replication of Viruses
Gold-based tool could help virologists stop replication of viruses. A Rutgers-led team has developed a tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real time,…
Innovative Process Rapidly Turns Plant Waste Into Biofuels
Rutgers-led team develops innovative process to rapidly dissolve plant fibers to make it easier to turn plant waste into biofuels. Researchers have developed a new…
Dramatic Increase in Teen Overdoses of Anxiety Medications
Rutgers experts report dramatic increase in teen use and overdoses from benzodiazepine. The number of teens taking and overdosing from benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed anxiety medications,…
Physicists May Have Just Solved a Fundamental Mystery of How Planets Form
Scientists may have figured out how dust particles can stick together to form planets, according to a Rutgers co-authored study that may also help to…
Google, Facebook and Instagram Repeatedly Change Boundaries Between Smart Visibility Strategies and ‘Cheating’
Platforms can’t settle on ‘appropriate’ engagement-boosting practices: Researchers analyze how Google, Facebook and Instagram repeatedly change boundaries between smart visibility strategies and ‘cheating the system.’…
Innovative Biosensor Technology for Stem Cells Leads Way to Treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Diseases
Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases. A Rutgers-led team has created better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem…
Experts Promise: New Effective Vaccines for Lyme Disease Are Coming
There is no effective vaccine currently available to prevent Lyme disease in humans. Experts from academia, government, and industry convened at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s…
New Antibiotic in Discovered in Tropical Forest – May Leaded to a “Plant Probiotic”
Findings may lead to ‘plant probiotic’ and new antibiotics. Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world have discovered an antibiotic produced by a soil…
Global Climate Catastrophe If Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan
Rapidly expanding nuclear arsenals in Pakistan and India portend regional and global catastrophe. With ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan raising concerns about the possibility…
Study Shows More Than 100 Million Dead If India and Pakistan Wage Nuclear War
Nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill millions worldwide. Mass starvation may occur with less sunlight reaching Earth’s surface. More than 100 million people…
India-Pakistan Nuclear War Could Kill 125 Million, Threaten Global Starvation
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people—more than the death toll during…
