Tumors that travel to the lungs, or lung metastases[1], pose a formidable challenge in the realm of cancer treatment. Conventional chemotherapy often falls short[2] because it’s inefficient. It doesn’t directly target the lungs and accumulate in a high enough concentration to kill tumors.
Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action
Two athletes square off for an intense dance battle. The DJ starts spinning tunes, and the athletes begin twisting, spinning and seemingly defying gravity, respectfully watching each other and taking turns showing off their skill.
The athletes converse through their movements, speaking through a dance that celebrates both athleticism and...
Wastewater surveillance reveals pathogens in Detroit’s population, helping monitor and predict disease outbreaks since 2017
Wastewater surveillance hit the big time during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when officials started using this technique to monitor local virus levels[1]. But my colleagues and I had been exploring wastewater’s promise as a public health tool years before anyone had heard of SARS-CoV-2.
My environmental virology lab[2] based at...
African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans
What’s in a name? People use unique names[1] to address each other, but we’re one of only a handful of animal species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more animals with names and investigating how they use them can improve scientists’ understanding of both other animals and ourselves.
As elephant researchers[2] who...