Worker bees are the first line of defense when it comes to removing contamination in honeybee colonies, but a queen has her ways, too. A honeybee queen facing chronic exposure to pesticides will take up…
ENHANCE receives grant from the European University Initiative
ENHANCE – European Universities of Technology Alliance” will receive funding from the European Commission to strategically develop its cooperation. The alliance, of which TU Berlin is the speaker, is one of the universities in the…
Researchers Uncover Diabetes as a Potential Risk Factor…
Researchers have recently applied an advanced statistical approach to analyse risk factors that may be causally related to COVID-19 infection. Results suggested that diabetes may be a risk factor leading to increased susceptibility to or…
The urban job escalator has stopped moving
Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — especially for Black and Latino workers. Peter Dizikes|MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The U.S. economic boom after World War II was an…
Our itch to share helps spread Covid-19 misinformation
Study finds social media sharing affects news judgment, but a quick exercise reduces the problem. Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- To stay current about the Covid-19 pandemic, people need to process health information…