With policymakers and political leaders increasingly unable to combat global climate change, more scientists are considering the use of manual manipulation of the environment to … Read more
Memo to casino operators: just because you build it doesn’t mean they will come. A new study out of the University of Iowa examined how … Read more
Colleges are often perceived as leaning left, but research by social scientists at the University of Iowa suggests the reality is more nuanced and that … Read more
Children who are homeless or move frequently have chronically lower math and reading skills than other low-income students who don’t move as much. That’s the … Read more
Amidst the extraordinarily dense network of pathways in a mammal lung is a common destination. There, any road leads to a cul-de-sac of sorts called … Read more
The human airway is a pretty inhospitable place for microbes. There are numerous immune defense mechanisms poised to kill or remove inhaled bacteria before they … Read more
New pictures from the University of Iowa show what it looks like when a person runs out of patience and loses self-control. A study by … Read more
Retail pork products in the United States. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by … Read more
In 1989, Madeline Mann became the world’s smallest surviving baby after she was born at Loyola University Medical Center. She weighed 280 g. (9.9 oz.) … Read more
The witness points out the criminal in a police lineup. She swears she’d remember that face forever. Then DNA evidence shows she’s got the wrong guy. It happens so frequently that many courts are looking with extreme skepticism at eyewitness testimony….
New research describes how a 20-foot extinct species of crocodile has been discovered in the same Colombian coal mine as Titanoboa, the world’s largest snake. … Read more
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