Tag: science
Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland’s ice – and...
Andrew Christ, University of Vermont and Paul Bierman, University of Vermont
In 1963, inside a covert U.S. military base...
In mice, a mother’s love comes from the gut
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
There is perhaps nothing more heartbreaking and confusing than a mother who neglects her children.
Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s...
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the...
Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors...
Randy P. Juhl, University of Pittsburgh
Why do we do things that are bad for us – or not do things that are good for...
Why do older people heal more slowly?
Matthew Steinhauser, University of Pittsburgh
I recently visited an 83-year-old patient in the hospital after EMTs rushed her to the ER with an infected leg...
Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone – here’s...
Bryan McVerry, University of Pittsburgh
New studies show that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with inexpensive steroids can cut their risk of dying from the...
Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s...
Phyllis Sharps, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and Lucine Francis, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
The first U.S. schools have reopened with in-person...
Insect apocalypse? Not so fast, at least in North America
Matthew D. Moran, Hendrix College
In recent years, the notion of an insect apocalypse has become a hot topic in the conservation science community and...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
