Diabetes is a chronic disease often associated with obesity but a new study led by University of Victoria sociologist Karen Kobayashi shows that the disease can impact Asian American populations differently.
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Rock-Solid Climate Solutions: Negative Emissions Technology
A team of international researchers plan to turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into rock by permanently injecting it beneath the Earth’s ocean floor through an ambitious, new research partnership announced today by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) at the University of Victoria.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
An old Moon rose this morning, its waning sunlit crescent shining just above the eastern horizon before sunrise.
NOAA Buoy Helps Save Lives
Earlier this month, four people with their lives hanging in the balance were hoisted to safety after finding refuge on a nearby NOAA weather buoy when their vessel took on too much water.
Tiny, Biocompatible Nanolaser Could Function Inside Living Tissues
Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without harming them.
Equus Beds Aquifer Water Quality Nearly Unchanged Between 2001 and 2016
Water quality in the Little Arkansas River and in the Equus Beds aquifer has not substantially changed since 2001, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the city of Wichita, Kansas.