Research

Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, worsening air pollution across the western U.S., a study led by WSU researchers has found.

People low in the trait of public self-consciousness tended to have more positive attitudes toward virtual meetings the more often their own faces were visible to them, according to a WSU study.

Multiple large heatwaves the size of Mongolia occurred at the same time nearly every day during the warm seasons of the 2010s across the Northern Hemisphere, according to a study led by WSU researchers.

While attractive hospitality workers typically earn higher customer service scores than their peers, wearing face masks—a practice widely adopted during the COVID‑19 pandemic—levels the playing field, a new study says.

The combination not only decreased arthritis inflammation markers in cells but improved production of desired proteins normally found in healthy cartilage.

In recent years, polar bears in the Beaufort Sea have had to travel far outside of their traditional arctic hunting grounds which has contributed to an almost 30% decrease in their population.

Cells from a cheek swab revealed biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis that could lead to a way to diagnose and begin treatment before the disease develops, according to a WSU study.

In experiments at WSU, scientists developed a technique to see these matter wave caustics by placing attractive or repulsive obstacles in the path of a cold atom laser.

New WSU research could help one of the most understudied archaeological sites in the world gain recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Efforts to sequence the genomes of the world’s animals tend to focus on those that most resemble humans, according to a WSU‑led analysis.