Blood pressure monitoring might one day become as easy as taking a video selfie, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.
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How Do You Forecast Eruptions at Volcanoes That Sit “on the Cusp” for Decades
Some volcanoes take their time—experiencing protracted, years-long periods of unrest before eventually erupting.
Penn Engineering’s Blinking Eye-on-a-Chip Used for Disease Modeling and Drug Testing
People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if those conditions are severe enough, they may eventually develop dry eye disease (DED).
Help African Farmers Cope with Climate Change Threats, UN Food Agency Urges
In a statement released on Tuesday, at the conclusion of the high-level Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue, in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, the FAO stated that building resilience is one of the agency’s priorities in Africa, and is key to meeting the challenge of feeding over two billion by 2050.
NASA Gazes into Tropical Storm Lekima in Philippine Sea
NASA’s Aqua satellite gazed into Tropical Storm Lekima as it moved through the Philippine Sea on August 5 and the AIRS instrument aboard took the temperature of its cloud tops to estimate storm strength.
Hotter, Wetter, Dryer: Wvu Research Forecasts an Uptick in Extreme Weather, Temperatures in West Virginia
An international team of researchers have published a study exploring the association between summer temperature and drought across Europe placing recent drought in the context of the past 12 centuries.