A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture
Archeologists studying a forested area in northern Michigan say they’ve uncovered what is likely the largest intact remains of an ancient Native American agricultural site in the eastern half of the United States.
Is Sauget air pollution harming people? CDC suggests a deeper EPA probe
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed an investigation into whether air pollution in Sauget is harming people, with a particular focus on the emissions from a hazardous waste incinerator there.
New study concludes when deadly 2022 storm could happen again
A recent research study conducted by the Konecky Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis used advanced climate models to assess the deadly storms that occurred in July 2022.
Precision Control of Ions in Nanopores Opens New Avenues for Desalination, CO₂ Storage and Catalysis
A team of chemical and materials engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have demonstrated a method to tune chemical functional groups inside nanoporous materials, enabling precise control over local ion concentrations and pH levels.
Recycling Demystified
In this episode, “Recycling Demystified”, we find out how recycling helps our environment, the dos and don’ts of single-stream recycling, and learn about creative ways to reuse materials.
Hot off the press: Wildfire chasers at WashU discover potent climate-warming organic particles
A WashU research team spent 45 days traveling to different wildfire locations in the western United States where they sampled gaseous smoke and aerosol species and analyzed their chemical and optical properties.
Bird flu biosensor detects virus in less than 5 min
To improve detection and monitoring, Rajan Chakrabarty and colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis have created a capacitive biosensor capable of continuously detecting H5N1 in the air.
The world keeps running out of helium. There is now a race to prepare for the next shortage
Our lives are surprisingly dependent upon this extremely light and unreactive gas, yet supplies of it are remarkably fragile.
Pioneering Women: Meet one WashU researcher behind the “modern mindfulness movement” at WashU
Dr. Diana Parra Perez is an Assistant Professor at WashU’s Prevention Research Center, from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
STL firm developing commercial avian flu detector
After one of the longest avian flu outbreaks in recent history, researchers at Washington University have created a microwave-sized biosensor that can detect bird flu in dairy farms from a single breath.