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Implicit Bias

September 19, 2018

Researchers win an award for original work on implicit bias.

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Baltimore orioles are among the hundreds of birds species that migrate through North America every spring. (Susanne Bard)

Early Spring

September 18, 2018

Spring is arriving early to North American wildlife refuges because of climate change.

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Our brains filter out the noise we make as we move so that we can focus on the environment around us. (Free-Photos/Pixabay)

Noise-Canceling Brain Circuit

September 17, 2018

Why don’t we get distracted by our own noise?

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Chickens lead the way to an unusual discovery.(capri23auto/Pixabay)

Fowl Science

September 14, 2018

Studying a gland from the rear ends of chickens led to key insights into the immune system.

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The "Pillars of Creation," an astronomical feature in the Eagle Nebula are made of gas and dust clouds and form new stars.

Sun’s Birthplace

September 13, 2018

Where did our Sun get its start?

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An American kestrel perches on research equipment atop a green roof in New York City. (Courtesy of Dustin Partridge)

Green Roof Birds

September 11, 2018

Green roofs in New York City attract birds.

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The Sahara desert has vast potential for solar and wind power production. (Merzouga, Morocco Sahara desert camel trek/Evaldas Liutkus/Flickr/CC0)

Solar Rainfall

September 10, 2018

Solar and wind farms would provide abundant electricity to the Sahara desert, and result in …

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Sleepwalking Brains

September 7, 2018

A listener asks what's going on in the brain when someone is sleepwalking.

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Lack of sleep can be hard on the body. (Pixabay)

Sleep Deprivation and Muscle Loss

August 30, 2018

Sleep deprivation can boost fat cell production and reduce muscle mass.

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Cyberbots can spread disinformation via social media. (LoboStudioHambur/Pixabay)

Anti-Vaccine Cyberbots

August 29, 2018

Russian cyberbots are spreading vaccine disinformation.

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