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Efforts to develop the next generation of Covid vaccines are running up against bureaucratic hassles and regulatory uncertainty, scientists say, obstacles that could make it harder to curb…

PARIS -- Researchers are giving cerebral embolic protection (CEP) another go, this time redirecting attention to…

Amtrak's Jina Sanone discusses:New Acela and Airo trainsBusiness travel recoveryRail travel sustainabilityAmtrak directly was awarded $22 billion in the 2021 $1.2 trillion infrastructure…

Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human…

Aerosol plumes from commercial toilets can rise 5 feet above the bowl. Credit: John Crimaldi/Scientific Reports, CC…

Thanks to new University of Colorado Boulder research, scientists see the impact of flushing the toilet in a whole new light -- and now, the world can as well. Using bright green lasers and…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)John Crimaldi, University of Colorado Boulder(THE…

A powerful green laser helps visualize the aerosol plumes from a toilet while it’s being flushed. Credit: John…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.2c00533…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With a week to go until the state's budget deadline, Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature are working through their…