Futurity Media Bias for Past 90 Days

Camera traps reveal new link between mammals, forests

Science

The species that are considered unique vary by site, says Daniel Gorczynski. Examples include elephants, tapirs, and ground-dwelling monkeys. Above, African Bush Elephant, Loxodonta africana. (Credit: eMammal/Flickr)
Futurity     Mar 04, 2021

Shot to the bladder could ‘teach’ body to fight urinary tract infections

health

Anyone who has ever developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) knows that it can be painful, pesky, and persistent. UTIs have a high recurrence rate and primarily afflict women—as many as 50% of women will experience at least one UTI during their lifetime.
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

Patient’s own stem cells may repair spinal cord injury

health

"The idea that we may be able to restore function after injury to the brain and spinal cord using the patient's own stem cells has intrigued us for years," says Stephen G. Waxman. "Now we have a hint, in humans, that it may be possible." (Credit: Thomas Hawk/Flickr)
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

Gritty or smooth? How flies gauge food texture

"Animals use all the sensory information that they can to evaluate the palatability of food," Craig Montell says. "This includes not only its chemical makeup, but color, smell, temperature, and a variety of textural features." (Credit: Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

Expert: Vaccine hoarding could make the pandemic last 7 more years

health

“If the rich world continues to hoard vaccines, the pandemic will drag on for perhaps as long as seven more years,” says Yamey, a professor of the practice of global health and director of the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health at Duke University.
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

Team finds best spot for armband that tracks heart’s signals

The findings are the latest advance in a multi-institutional effort to develop an armband that takes electrocardiogram, or ECG, measurements in order to track heart rate. Researchers ultimately envision a device that could be worn as an arm sleeve throughout the day. Energy from body heat or movement would supply the power.
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

Power outage costs remain a mystery years later

economy and finances

Researchers studied major outages that weather events in Texas and five other states caused in recent years. In addition to Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the researchers examined Hurricane Sandy in New York, a series of hurricanes in Florida, wildfires in California, a derecho storm event in Maryland, and snow and ice storms in New Hampshire.
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

Humans settled the Bahamas earlier than we thought

Humans were present in Florida by 14,000 years ago, and until recently, it was believed the Bahamas—located only a few miles away—were not colonized until about 1,000 years ago. The new findings, however, prove that the area was colonized earlier, and the new settlers dramatically changed the landscape.
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

To better grow veggies, identify their microbe buddies?

Currently, what little is known in this field of research has been garnered mostly from standard plant species used in experiments, and they are not vegetables. To address this gap, the team from the National University of Singapore collaborated with a commercial urban farm in Singapore.
Futurity     Mar 03, 2021

Can the words you use reveal your politics?

Politics

“While other studies have shown that people can detect social categories like the race and gender of a speaker based on word choice, there hasn’t been work on whether that’s true for ideology,” says study contributor Danny Oppenheimer, professor of social and decision sciences in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

How did the dinosaurs die? Dust may solve the case

science and technology

Death by asteroid rather than by a series of volcanic eruptions or some other global calamity has been the leading hypothesis since the 1980s, when scientists found asteroid dust in the geologic layer that marks the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

Americans agree on the need for more COVID relief

politics

The US Capitol is seen behind a sign during a demonstration in support of COVID-19 relief, organized by Shutdown DC, on the National Mall, on February 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Al Drago/Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

Family-based approach eases ADHD behaviors in kids

economy and finances

"We were hoping to see improvement in inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, and we did," says Velia Leybas Nuño. "But we also saw improvement in executive functioning and learning problems. Additionally, we saw a reduction in parenting-related stress." (Credit: Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

Menthol cigarettes linked to 10M more smokers

social issue

"Our results indicate that mentholated tobacco products have had a significant impact on public health and could continue to pose a substantial health risk," says David Mendez. "We hope these data will help the Food and Drug Administration evaluate the potential regulatory actions for mentholated tobacco products." (Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

Pandemic pushed many moms out of the workforce

labour

"Our research shows schools are a vital source of care for young children, and without full-time, in-person instruction, mothers have been sidelined from the labor force," says Caitlyn Collins. (Credit: Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

We seek ‘likes’ online the way animals seek treats

"Our findings can help lead to a better understanding of why social media dominates so many people's daily lives and can also provide leads for ways of tackling excessive online behavior," says Björn Lindström. (Credit: Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

Travel bans do little to stem COVID-19 spread

Travel

Many countries have considered travel bans key to their efforts to control the spread of the virus, but the findings suggest reducing individual activity (such as social distancing, closing non-essential business, etc.) is far superior.
Futurity     Mar 01, 2021

‘Livestock insurance’ could protect predators and farmer profits

economy and finances

"Tourists around the world are willing to pay to see endangered species such as snow leopards in their natural habitats," Loch-Temzelides says. "And revenue from ecotourism can benefit communities and their residents significantly." (Credit: Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 01, 2021