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June 6, 2022

Chickens, popular on today’s menus, got their start in Southeast Asia surprisingly recently, probably as exotic or revered animals, researchers say. Read more

EurekAlert!

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March 28, 2012

A study by Université Laval's Maurice Doyon and French and American researchers shows that US consumers know surprisingly more about the fat content of the foods they buy than their French counterparts. Paradoxically, the obesity rate is nearly three times higher in the United States than it is in France. In light of these results, the researchers cast doubt on the notion that providing nutritional information is an effective way to encourage healthy eating habits. Read more

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January 9, 2014

A brand-new pathway for neuron repair has been discovered that could have implications for faster and improved healing after nerve damage. The research demonstrates, for the first time, that dendrites, the component of nerve cells that receive information from the brain, have the capacity to regrow after an injury. Read more

Scientific American

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March 18, 2025

As a complex picture of schizophrenia emerges, so do new ways to treat the disorder Read more

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March 20, 2012

The Laterite plateau of India is a fragile habitat, notable for its unique biodiversity of ephemeral plants. It blooms during the monsoon rains, but turns into a desert of hot rocks in the summer. A team of botanists found another new, rare pipewort plant species from the seasonal pools of this highly threatened habitat. The study was published in the open-access journal PhytoKeys. Read more

Youth Radio

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February 7, 2024

A new HBCU in San Francisco? Not exactly. However, the mayor is starting an initiative for a satellite campus partnership to bring HBCU learning to downtown San Francisco. Watch for all the details. Produced by Ariyana Griffin Read more

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February 24, 2012

Researchers at the University of Granada and the university hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada, Spain, have developed a pioneer radiotherapy technique that only targets cancerous tissue. Read more

Science News

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May 29, 2022

Editor in chief Nancy Shute introduces Science News Explores, our new print magazine for young people. Read more

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February 2, 2012

A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows novel PSA velocity risk count testing may provide a more effective way for physicians to screen men for clinically significant prostate cancer. The new study, published online by the British Journal of Urology International, shows the benefits of tracking a man's PSA levels over time to help doctors more accurately assess his risk of life-threatening prostate cancer. Read more

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August 25, 2022