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Deborah Pirchner
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85 news posts
Featured news
25 Sep 2024
Rising Waters, Waning Forests: How scientists are using tree rings to study how rising sea levels affect coastal forests
In a new Frontiers in Forests and Global Change study, researchers examined tree rings and found highly variable responses of different coastal trees to encroaching oceans. In a guest editorial, Dr LeeAnn Haaf writes about her research and the possible consequences of climate change on coastal forests.
Featured news
19 Sep 2024
Your Zoom background could influence how tired you feel after a video call
Researchers found which type of background could leave you feeling less exhausted after a day of videoconferencing
Featured news
06 Sep 2024
Excessive light pollution may increase risk of Alzheimer's, especially in younger people
Researchers found that exposure to outdoor light at night could increase Alzheimer’s prevalence more than many other risk factors for people aged under 65
Featured news
04 Sep 2024
When procrastination becomes unhealthy: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss
At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to cover all of them. Here are just five amazing papers you may have missed.
Featured news
28 Aug 2024
AI tools like ChatGPT popular among students who struggle with concentration and attention
Researchers found that students who struggle with skills essential for academic success thought that using AI tools is particularly helpful for schoolwork
Life sciences
07 Aug 2024
Sea lion camera crews help researchers explore previously unmapped ocean habitats
Scientists equipped Australian sea lions with cameras and used the video data to identify unknown ocean habitats in southern Australia
Featured news
06 Aug 2024
How to safeguard scientific publishing: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss
At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to cover all of them. Here are just five amazing papers you may have missed.
Featured news
25 Jul 2024
Pesticides potentially as bad as smoking for increased risk in certain cancers
Researchers assessed the impact of commonly used agricultural pesticides on cancer incidence and found that pesticide use is associated with increased cancer risk
Featured news
18 Jul 2024
Pompeii skeleton discovery shows another natural disaster may have made Vesuvius eruption even more deadly
Scientists think that skeletons of individuals trapped and killed inside buildings by earthquakes during the 79CE eruption of Vesuvius could provide a more complete history of destruction
Featured news
09 Jul 2024
Water stored under artificial turf could make cities cooler and safer to play in
Artificial turf with an integrated subsurface water storage and irrigation system could make sports courts safer and cooler while helping cities with water and flood management
Featured news
08 Jul 2024
What happens when the ocean’s biggest predators start hunting each other? Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss
At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to cover all of them. Here are just five amazing papers you may have missed.
Featured news
03 Jul 2024
Scientists pinpoint strategies that could stop cats from scratching your furniture
Cats scratching on furniture can frustrate owners, but this normal feline behavior could be managed by adapting play sessions and offering scratch posts in the right spots, researchers found
Featured news
28 Jun 2024
Kids given ‘digital pacifiers’ to calm tantrums fail to learn how to regulate emotions, study finds
Researchers found that when children are given digital devices to calm their tantrums, they don’t learn how to regulate their emotions, which could lead to severe problems later in life
Featured news
21 Jun 2024
Heart failure in space: scientists calculate potential health threats facing future space tourists in microgravity
In a recent Frontiers in Physiology article, Dr Lex van Loon and his co-authors used a mathematical model of the heart and lung system to simulate how microgravity could affect people, who are not trained astronauts and might have underlying health issues such as heart conditions, as they go to space.
Life sciences
12 Jun 2024
Scientists engineer human antibodies that could neutralize black widow toxin
Researchers develop fully human antibodies that can neutralize the alpha-latrotoxin of the European black widow, potentially reducing the need for antibodies derived from horses to treat disease caused by spider bites