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Science can now link climate change with some extreme weather events
Extreme weather events like floods, heat waves and droughts can devastate communities and populations worldwide. Recent scientific advances have enabled…
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Many species now going extinct may vanish without a fossil trace
Scientists struggle to compare the magnitude of Earth’s ongoing sixth mass-extinction event with the five great die-offs of prehistory. A…
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Mobile health apps lack behavior-change techniques
Behavior-change techniques are not well represented in the marketing materials for top-rated physical-activity apps, according…
Robots may need to include parental controls
Older adults' fears that companion robots will negatively affect young people may create design challenges…
Gene Discovery Links Cancer Cell ‘Recycling’ System to Potential New Therapy
University of Rochester scientists have discovered a gene with a critical link to pancreatic cancer,…
Model Sheds New Light on Sports-related Brain Injuries
A new study has provided insight into the behavioral damage caused by repeated blows to…
Commonly available blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury
Between 10 and 20 percent of all cases of epilepsy result from severe head injury,…