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Human Development September 9, 2024

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened

by William Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human…

Science and Technology August 10, 2024

Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science

by Jonathan Losos, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The…

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Health Care August 3, 2024

ADHD brains present unique challenges, but the condition is highly treatable − a primary care nurse practitioner with ADHD explains the science

by Kate Harrington, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “My brain has way too many tabs open.” “Why can’t I complete tasks?” “Why…

Science and Technology July 10, 2024

From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience

by Erika Nyhus, Bowdoin College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of…

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Science and Technology February 26, 2024

US Moon landing marks new active phase of lunar science, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages

by Jack Burns, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the first time since 1972, NASA landed a craft on the surface…

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Education February 21, 2024

Academic leader, researcher named dean of Kennesaw State’s College of Science and Mathematics

The following announcement appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission Kennesaw State University has named accomplished researcher and physiologist Heather Koopman as dean of the College of…

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Education November 16, 2023

Is time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction

by Adi Foord, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you…

Environment November 6, 2023

When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco’s PR playbook

by Jonathan Levy, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1976, beloved chef, cookbook author and television personality Julia Child returned to WGBH-TV’s studios…

LGBTQ September 2, 2023

Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself

by Sarah Eddy, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across the U.S., legislators are debating how and when sex and gender should be…

International August 29, 2023

The US and China may be ending an agreement on science and technology cooperation − a policy expert explains what this means for research

by Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A decades-old science and technology cooperative agreement between the United States and China…

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