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Naval research lab's plume modeling tool now on mobile devices
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (115+ words) Supported by the Domestic Preparedness Support Initiative (DPSI), U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers are continuing to advance the Contaminant Transport Analyst (CT-Analyst) by adding plugin support for the Android Tactical Awareness Kit (ATAK), enabling shared situational awareness across first responder…...
An abnormally slow heart rate is associated with xylazine-fentanyl overdose; primarily seen in northeastern United States
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Researchers have identified bradycardia'an abnormally low heart rate'as a symptom of xylazine-opioid overdose. This breakthrough finding from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai may help emergency medicine physicians detect whether patients have been…...
An illegal fentanyl supply shock may have contributed to a dramatic decline in deaths
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (66+ words) Summary author: Becky Ham Did the illicit fentanyl trade experience a supply shock? Science Press Package Team American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) scipak@aaas. org Peter Reuter University of Maryland preuter@umd. edu Office: +1 240 988 6605 Keith Humphreys Stanford…...
Female song in Gal'pagos warblers challenges assumptions about birdsong
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (51+ words) Study finds male and female songs may serve different functions image: Fig. 1: Female Gal'pagos warbler. view more Fig. 1: Female Gal'pagos warbler. Testing common explanations for bird song Singing together: communication within the pair Solo songs, duets and territory defence across…...
Southern Arizona mountain kingsnake
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (72+ words) (IMAGE)Eurek Alert! Lampropeltis knoblochi, or the Southern Arizona mountain kingsnake, was delimited as a distinct species from the Northern Arizona mountain kingsnake, or Lampropeltis pyromelana. This visual may only be used in the context of reporting on the research…...
41 US states are getting warmer, all in slightly different ways
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (180+ words) Regional variation likely to require local mitigation strategies and policy decisions Warming typology across U. S. states (19502021) Different regions of the United States are experiencing different patterns of warming climate, requiring region-specific adaptation, according to a study published February 4, 2026 in the open-access…...
UC San Diego is strengthening U. S. semiconductor innovation and workforce development
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (514+ words) image: Andrew Kahng is part of several major national initiatives that together are transforming how future engineers learn to design and build computer chips. His work is helping UC San Diego become a driving force in the nation's growing semiconductor…...
The land is sinking fast in Arizona's Willcox Basin
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (298+ words) Groundwater extraction for irrigation is causing rapid subsidence, but state management might help slow it down image: Figure 1 view more Contributed by Rudy Molinek, GSA Science Communication Fellow Boulder, Colo. , USA: In Arizona's Willcox Basin, just over an hour east…...
Rice brings together leading researchers to accelerate next-generation microelectronics
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (463+ words) The Rice Advanced Materials Institute (RAMI) hosted a signature workshop centered on advanced microelectronics and photonics materials." Credit: Video by Jorge Vidal/Rice University. The inaugural session of the event brought together more than 120 researchers, industry experts and students Nov....
Farm conservation is an economical path to save Colorado River water
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (445+ words) UCR experts examined the costs of hundreds of Colorado River water projects over 20 years image: Paloma Avila and Mehdi Nemati view more Paloma Avila and Mehdi Nemati The most cost-effective way to conserve the dwindling waters of the Colorado River…...