The NASA-NOAA satellite captured images of four naturally caused fires in Gila National Forest, New Mexico, sparking concern for air quality and fire management. Three fires - Black Fire, South Fire, and Woodrow Fire - generated smoke plumes visible from space.
The Whiting Knoll Fire in east central Arizona has generated enough smoke to be seen from space, with NASA-NOAA satellite images capturing its extent. The fire, which started on June 30, 2019, is burning approximately 1,546 acres and remains only 5% contained.
Researchers observe native ferroelectric metal in bulk crystalline tungsten ditelluride at room temperature. The material exhibits bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states, enabling potential applications in nano-electronics.
Researchers at MIT have developed a new way to create complex structures in thin films using self-assembling block copolymers. The method produces novel patterns that deviate from regular symmetries, exhibiting interlocking areas with regular patterns similar to quasicrystals.
A study used implicit and explicit bias measures to evaluate how healthcare professionals associate men and women with career and family. The research found that surgeons were more likely to perceive men as better suited for surgery and women for family medicine, leading to potential biases in patient care.
UTA researcher Surendra Shah has been inducted into the Academy of Athens for his work on making concrete production more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable. His research focuses on nanomaterial applications to improve the use of composite materials and reduce carbon footprint.
Researchers have discovered that Schwann cells can spread myelin across multiple axons, overturning the traditional understanding of these cells' function. This finding could lead to new gene-therapy techniques to repair damaged myelin in peripheral nervous system disorders like Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
In the absence of gasdermin D, caspase-1 induces apoptosis, but not pyroptosis, in macrophages. Caspase family members caspase-3 and caspase-9 are involved in this process. The study suggests that caspase-1 activates Bid, a pro-apoptotic protein, which induces cytochrome c release from mitochondria and subsequent apoptosis.
Hurricane Barbara is being torn apart by winds outside its storm, with a weakening trend expected. The storm's eyewall structure is disintegrating, and cooler sea surface temperatures are ahead of the storm.
A study published in JAMA Network Open found a higher risk of cancer among children and young adults with congenital heart disease compared to the general population. The researchers analyzed national registry data from Sweden, assessing cancer incidence from birth to age 41.