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Archives for October 2018

Exploring the Exposome

October 12, 2018

Scientists map our exposure to chemicals and microbes.

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Urban Marshes

October 11, 2018

New York’s urban marshes are suffering from mineral deficiency.

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Memory Bundles

October 10, 2018

Scientists discover how we recall bundles of memories.

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Historical photo of the 1918 Spanish influenza ward at Camp Funston, Kansas, showing the many patients ill with the flu. (US Army)

1918 Flu Pandemic Lessons

October 9, 2018

Scientists are learning from history’s most deadly pandemic.

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Baby giraffes inherit their spots (Derek Lee/Wild Nature Institute/Penn State)

Giraffe Spot Inheritance

October 8, 2018

Scientists discover that giraffes inherit their spots.

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Weighing Rain

October 5, 2018

Scientists use satellites to weigh stormwaters.

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A striped skunk. (K. Theule/USFWS/CC BY 2.0, via flickr)

Skunk Smell

October 4, 2018

A listener wants to know if skunks are repelled by their own smell.

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Even light exercise can have memory benefits. (MabelAmber/Pixabay)

Exercise & Memory

October 3, 2018

A little light exercise improves memory.

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An infant in the Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy neuroimaging lab. (Kathleen Krol)

Altruistic Toddlers

October 2, 2018

The most helpful toddlers show empathy when they’re infants.

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Gender & STEM Achievement

October 1, 2018

Girls get slightly higher grades in science and math worldwide than boys, but fewer enter STEM …

Read moreGender & STEM Achievement
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