Researchers find factors that cause respiratory impacts after flooding

Researchers find factors that cause respiratory impacts after flooding
Hurricane Ian as seen from NOAA’s GOES-East satellite in September 2022. Credit: NOAA

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and Florida State University's Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response Center have identified how hurricane flooding can affect health long after a storm. In research published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, the researchers identified the factors most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after flooding.

Space’s Exponential Tech Moment And The Need To Secure It

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We are living at a turning point in human history. The high frontier of space is no longer a far-off place only accessible by a select few elite projects and governments. It now powers international communications, financial transactions, precision navigation, agricultural monitoring, disaster response, intelligence, and national defense, making it the cornerstone of our digital society.

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If you're moving from ChatGPT to Claude, you don't have to start with a clean slate. Earlier this year, Anthropic added Claude's Import Memory feature, which lets you bring over saved context from other chatbots. Here's how to get the best results.

Yaga's Noah Reid Says People Will See 'A Different Side' to Hudson Williams in the Upcoming Thriller

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Gonorrhea's own enzyme triggers therapy against multidrug-resistant strains in lab tests

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Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool and Oxford have developed a promising new way to kill antibiotic-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, using a targeted therapy that is activated at the bacterial surface while minimizing damage to human cells.

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged As Dissent Mounts

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, even as central bank officials appear divided over how to approach policy amid persistent inflation concerns.

The central bank appeared divided over future interest rate moves in its previous meeting.

When AI Attacks AI: A Wake-Up Call For CIOs

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The idea of rogue AI belonged in science fiction and cybersecurity tabletop exercises. It became a real-world concern for enterprise leaders when an AI model reportedly escaped a test environment and hacked another company's systems without human instruction. Whether it proves to be an isolated incident or the first glimpse of a broader trend, it changes the conversation. AI risk is no longer limited to hallucinations, bias, or data privacy. The possibility of autonomous, unintended behavior has moved from hypothetical to operational, demanding a new level of governance, oversight, and security.

First 3D map reveals hidden thermal structure of nearby interstellar medium

First 3D map reveals the hidden thermal structure of the interstellar medium
Three-dimensional thermal phase architecture of the local ISM. (a) Three-dimensional rendering of the cold (blue) and unstable (yellow) isosurfaces, with warm gas shown transparent. (b) Slices through the Galactic plane (z = 0) of gas density n (left), FUV radiation intensity IUV (middle), and phase classification (right). Concentric circles mark heliocentric radii of 150, 300, and 450pc. Credit: arXiv (2026). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2607.15352

Astronomers have built the first three-dimensional map of gas temperature in the space surrounding our solar system, revealing a far messier and more dynamic picture than current models predict. The study was submitted to the arXiv preprint server on July 16.

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged As Dissent Mounts

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, even as central bank officials appear divided over how to approach policy amid persistent inflation concerns.

The central bank appeared divided over future interest rate moves in its previous meeting.

Fresh, Fluffy Pita Bread Is Just 7 Ingredients Away

Homemade Pita Bread is easier to make than you might think! I make this simple dough with 7 basic ingredients, and it only needs a few minutes of kneading and a hands-off rise before it bakes into soft, chewy rounds with pockets ready for whatever goodies you want to stuff inside. And you don’t need a stand mixer, pizza stone, or any special bread-making equipment for this easy recipe. My favorite part is watching each pita puff up in the hot oven! There’s really nothing more budget-friendly than making bread from scratch, and fresh pita tastes SO much better than the packaged kind! Can’t eat all eight right away? Let them cool, then pop them into a gallon-sized freezer bag and freeze for later.