Why the ‘brain-eating’ amoeba found in freshwater lakes – while rare – is so...
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
Composed of a single cell, amoeba seem harmless enough: They look like playful critters waltzing under the spotlight of a microscope...
How indigenous women revolutionized Bolivian wrestling
Nell Haynes, Georgetown University
Though wrestling is widely regarded as the world’s oldest sport, women have only recently gained a foothold.
And even then, they’ve done...
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging
Todd Golde, University of Florida and Steven DeKosky, University of Florida
Many people who have problems with their memory, especially if they are elderly, worry...
5 tips for parents to build communication skills with children with autism spectrum disorder
Sanikan Wattanawongwan, Texas A&M University and J. Ganz, Texas A&M University
We are researchers who coach parents to communicate with children with disabilities.
Here...
I traveled to American Samoa 5 times to study the secret to its football...
Rob Ruck, University of Pittsburgh
With training camp in full swing, quarterback Marcus Mariota, the first Samoan Heisman Trophy winner, will be the signal caller...
The ‘warspeak’ permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches
Robert Myers, Alfred University
In a manifesto posted online shortly before he went on to massacre 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, Patrick Crusius...
Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change the face of...
Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida
Often when I speak with students who are majoring in computer sciences, many of them tell me that they have...
Heart transplant doctors could help more people by accepting donations from the obese
Leora Yarboro, University of Virginia and Elizabeth D. Krebs, University of Virginia
Heart disease is the top cause of death in the U.S. For some...
