Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is certainly considered a growing public health threat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year approximately...
Could Your Brain Waves Replace Your Passwords?
In today's internet age, everyone is required to memorize a handful of passwords, each with their own set of numbers, symbols, and capital letters. Or,...
Wake Up Sleepy! A New Study Is The First to Show that Birds Catch Yawns
Have you ever caught yourself yawning right after seeing someone else yawn? The same thing happens to parakeets, says Andrew Gallup, assistant professor of psychology at...
Research Aims to Develop New Treatments for MRSA Infections
Over the last 70 years, antibiotics and similar drugs have greatly reduced illness and death from infectious diseases. Many drugs, however, no longer work as...
Researching The Value Of An Urban Ecosystem
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Both exclamations are likely to be overheard by visitors to Jamaica Bay, which is home to JFK Airport and...