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Princeton University: Princeton scientists identify first experimental evidence of a 'co-extinction' connection: Without elephants, dung beetles disappear
A mother and baby elephant walk through their savanna home. All photos are from Mpala Research Centre in Kenya unless otherwise noted.# Elephants sustain a diverse ecosystem, including many species of dung beetles — colorful insects that perform many key ecological functions. By breaking up, moving and burying dung, these tiny creatures contribute to soil aeration, nutrient cycling and seed dispersal. They also suppress intestinal parasites, lungworms, flies and other pests.
May 29
University of Adelaide: Working towards repatriation using ancient DNA
University researchers are investigating how genetic data might be used to help return Ancestral remains of Indigenous Australians to...
Jul 4, 2025
Arizona State University: Putting health first: ASU experts doing research that improves lives and gets results
Arizona State University isn’t just studying the topic of health. It’s applying what is taught and learned to make a real difference in...
Mar 12, 2025
Georgia Tech: Why Does a Rocket Have to go 25,000 mph to Escape Earth?
There’s a reason why a rocket has to go so fast to escape Earth. It’s about gravity – something all of us experience every moment of...
Jan 24, 2025
Boston University: What Ancient Pottery Can Teach Us About Everyday Lives in the Time of Jesus and Herod the Great
The summer before heading off to college, Andrea Berlin’s parents gifted her a mini educational vacation: a sightseeing trip around...
Jan 24, 2025
University of Maryland: Latest Moon Mission Carries a New Reflection on History
In July 1969, four faculty members traveled from College Park to Kennedy Space Center in Florida to provide last-minute instruction to a...
Jan 21, 2025
University of Wisconsin–Madison: Project to explore enzyme behind early evolution of life on Earth
Betül Kaçar, associate professor of bacteriology, likes mysteries. And there is, maybe, no larger mystery than the origins and early...
Jan 21, 2025
ASU: The meteorite effect
On Nov. 9, 1923, Harvey Nininger saw his future explode across the Kansas sky. He would become perhaps the single most accomplished...
Jan 7, 2025
UC Santa Barbara: It’s all about expression
Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far...
Jan 7, 2025
Texas A&M: A New Kind Of Resolution: Prioritizing Mental Health In The New Year
Whether the winter brought connection and celebration or the perfect storm for anxiety , depression and other mental health struggles,...
Dec 30, 2024
IIT Bombay: IIT Bombay’s TARA mobile app to help achieve nationwide oral reading fluency
TARA App launches reading assessments in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools across India involving 7 lakh students Over the past decade, the...
Dec 10, 2024
MIT: Enabling AI to explain its predictions in plain language
Using LLMs to convert machine-learning explanations into readable narratives could help users make better decisions about when to trust a...
Dec 10, 2024
University Of Virginia: Q&A: How Does the New Self-Serve HPV Test Work? This Doctor Explains
E arlier this year the Food and Drug Administration approved a new human papillomavirus test that allows for self-collection of samples...
Dec 10, 2024
UMASS AMHERST: Gaining New Insights Into Human Behavior Through Technology
The opening of the Berthiaume Behavioral Research Lab at UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management will elevate industry-relevant...
Dec 10, 2024
Deakin University: We're quick to limit kids' screen time. Parents can also benefit from setting boundaries for themselves.
In many households, screens are part of daily life – from work to entertainment . But for parents, setting boundaries around screens...
Dec 10, 2024
University of Otago: Self-testing acceptable screening method
People are accepting of and prefer self-testing for human papilloma virus (HPV), rather than having a clinician-led cervical smear test,...
Dec 10, 2024
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