In a new publication, a team of biologists share their process for crafting a manual for field research that prioritizes safety for researchers from marginalized groups.

European regulation to set upper carbon footprint limit that applies to lithium-ion batteries and could play a pioneering role in climate change policy.

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $50 million to launch a new milestone-based fusion development program as authorized in the Energy Act of 2020. This program will support for-profit entities, who may team with national laboratories, universities, and others to meet major technical and commercialization milestones toward the successful design of a fusion pilot plant (FPP) that will help bring fusion toward technical and commercial viability. The program is informed by recent reports from the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; community workshops; and input from private industry.

New research shows an irregular increase in deaths of Puerto Ricans in the United States in the six-month period after the devastating Hurricane Maria cyclone passed over the island in September 2017. The researchers say the findings suggest an additional 514 deaths should be added to the official estimate of 2,975 deaths caused by Hurricane Maria, due to the displacement of thousands of Puerto Ricans to the U.S. mainland in the aftermath of the disaster.

A five-year, nearly $5 million grant, which will help create a coordinating unit for biostatistics, informatics, and engagement (CUBIE) for a Cell Atlas Network program to advance knowledge about the interacting neurons of the human brain, has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.