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2024
March
18,
2024
| 07:48 AM America/New_York
Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it’s not effective at reducing the rage, new research suggests. 
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March
15,
2024
| 12:04 PM America/New_York
Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults – and, new research in animals suggests, even in young
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March
07,
2024
| 08:02 AM America/New_York
A new field promises to usher in a new era of using machine learning and computer vision to tackle small and large-scale questions about the biology of organisms around the globe.
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March
01,
2024
| 10:58 AM America/New_York
Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task at hand.
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February
29,
2024
| 14:03 PM America/New_York
In a new study, scientists have discovered that viruses that infect microbes contribute to climate change by playing a key role in cycling methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through the environment.
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February
29,
2024
| 11:21 AM America/New_York
The likelihood that a girl will participate in high school sports in the United States is driven not so much by individual choice, new research suggests. Instead, decisions made by parents, the wealth of one’s family and community, and racial
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February
23,
2024
| 10:59 AM America/New_York
Violence against teachers is likely to be higher in schools that focus on grades and test scores than in schools that emphasize student learning, a new study has found. 
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February
19,
2024
| 08:49 AM America/New_York
Until recently, Orthacanthus gracilis could have been considered the “John Smith” of prehistoric shark names, given how common it was.
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February
17,
2024
| 16:31 PM America/New_York
Armed with a catalog of hundreds of thousands of DNA and RNA virus species in the world’s oceans, scientists are now zeroing in on the viruses most likely to combat climate change by helping trap carbon dioxide in seawater or, using similar
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February
17,
2024
| 13:33 PM America/New_York
Imageomics, a new field of science, has made stunning progress in the past year and is on the verge of major discoveries about life on Earth, according to one of the founders of the discipline.
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February
16,
2024
| 13:00 PM America/New_York
 In a new study, researchers have developed a method for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, powered by clean and relatively inexpensive geothermal energy. 
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February
15,
2024
| 09:45 AM America/New_York
For many people with dementia and the caregivers helping them live at home, mealtime is no picnic. 
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February
13,
2024
| 12:12 PM America/New_York
Researchers have developed the largest-ever dataset of biological images suitable for use by machine learning – and a new vision-based artificial intelligence tool to learn from it.
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February
13,
2024
| 07:37 AM America/New_York
A new study examines the circumstances behind who is found at fault when cars hit pedestrians in an urban area.
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February
08,
2024
| 14:00 PM America/New_York
People with aphasia have more trouble coming up with words they want to use when they’re prompted by images and words that carry negative emotional meaning, new research suggests.
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February
08,
2024
| 09:14 AM America/New_York
Two Ohio State University professors have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Class of 2024 in recognition of sustained excellence in innovation and education.
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February
07,
2024
| 10:57 AM America/New_York
After serving decades in prison, Rwandans convicted of crimes of genocide returned to their communities articulating a “narrative of redemption,” saying they were good people, despite their past crimes.
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February
07,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/New_York
Researchers have developed a new deep learning model that promises to significantly improve audio quality in real-world scenarios by taking advantage of a previously underutilized tool: human perception.
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February
05,
2024
| 15:00 PM America/New_York
White Americans are more likely than Black and Hispanic people in the United States to experience “deaths of despair” even though they are less likely to suffer from severe psychological distress, a new study finds.
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January
31,
2024
| 07:57 AM America/New_York
A new study has found that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes may lead females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older adults.
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January
30,
2024
| 09:43 AM America/New_York
A neighborhood alcohol control project in Sacramento that reduced cases of child abuse and neglect soon after implementation still had a positive impact seven years later, a new study found.
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January
29,
2024
| 15:00 PM America/New_York
The next generation of advanced telescopes could sharpen the hunt for potential extraterrestrial life by closely scrutinizing the atmospheres of nearby exoplanets, new research suggests.
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January
29,
2024
| 11:43 AM America/New_York
Here’s one good reason for college students to consider a double major: It could soften the blow to their incomes from future economic slumps.
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January
23,
2024
| 11:53 AM America/New_York
With disease and high demand posing threats to the world’s primary natural rubber supply in Southeast Asia, scientists are working to ramp up the U.S. rubber market by advancing methods to extract latex from two sustainable North American plant
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January
23,
2024
| 07:59 AM America/New_York
A new large, national study of collegiate student-athletes in the United States dispels a long-held belief about concussions, finding that women and men recover from sport-related head injuries within the same time frame.   
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January
22,
2024
| 08:24 AM America/New_York
No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study suggests.
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January
19,
2024
| 06:59 AM America/New_York
If you tell your children that education is the key to success in life, you may have something in common with Chinese parents from the 7th to 9th centuries.
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January
17,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/New_York
For the first time, high-resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are offering powerful insights into the complex dust patterns of nearby star-forming galaxies.
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January
16,
2024
| 08:07 AM America/New_York
The 118th Congress passed fewer than 30 new laws in 2023, the least in decades. But that doesn’t necessarily mean U.S. representatives weren’t finding other ways to get things done.
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January
12,
2024
| 10:00 AM America/New_York
Lifestyle and genetics, and a range of other factors within and outside our control, are known to contribute to development of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that add up to increased risk for serious health problems. 
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