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Nutrition September 15, 2024

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count

by Christopher Damman, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Is the adage “calories in, calories out” true? The short answer is yes, but…

Agriculture August 26, 2024

Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide

by Li-Jun Ma, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as…

A rat standing next to a bottle with the poison skull and crossbones

Science and Technology August 13, 2024

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

by Meghan P. Keating, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and…

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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Science and Technology July 25, 2024

What do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize

by Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As a species, humans like to think that we are fully in control…

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Science and Technology July 10, 2024

When scientific citations go rogue: Uncovering ‘sneaked references’

by Lonni Besançon, Linköping University and Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A researcher working alone –…

A herd of African elephants on a Savannah

Science and Technology June 12, 2024

African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans

by Mickey Pardo, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What’s in a name? People use unique names to address each other, but we’re…

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Health Care May 15, 2024

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

by Nikki Crowley, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the new Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” in U.S. theaters as of May…

A graduation mortar-board cap, and a note saying "Job"

Opinion May 13, 2024

For The Cobb County Class Of 2024, Find Your Purpose

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s an old joke where a member of one political party considers how effective the head of the executive branch,…

Science and Technology April 17, 2024

Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow

by John Kounios, Drexel University and Yvette Kounios, Widener University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of…

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