Avian influenza: How it's spreading and what to know about this outbreak
When it comes to avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, all birds are not created equal.
Ecology
May 19, 2022
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A new portable device to test equine lung function
When it comes to medical procedures, horses are like young children, says Melissa Mazan, V93, a professor of large animal medicine at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Horses won't necessarily comply with requests to ...
Biotechnology
Apr 5, 2022
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Gasoline costs and the effects of suspending gas taxes
Gas prices are spiking these days—well over $4 a gallon—and several states have temporarily lifted their gas taxes to give consumers some price relief. But how high are today's gas prices, if we adjust for inflation? ...
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2022
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Transforming our climate strategy
The climate crisis is here, and it's worse than we predicted, according to Erin Coughlan de Perez, a Feinstein International Center scientist, and hundreds of experts from around the world.
Environment
Mar 1, 2022
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Child abuse actually decreased during COVID
Against the dismal health landscape of the pandemic, researchers have discovered some good news about family well-being. Physician Robert Sege, a Tufts University School of Medicine professor of medicine and pediatrics and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2022
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Solving the riddle of one virus, two coasts, and thousands of seals
There's a virus infecting mammals, spread through close contact, sneezing, and coughing. It makes some individuals sicker than others, it mutates, and it has already spread to multiple species.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2022
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Looking up at the asteroids in the neighborhood
Asteroids fly through our solar system all the time, but it's rare for us to take notice of them. But that's changed this week, as an asteroid passes within 1,231,184 miles of Earth on January 18. The asteroid, dubbed 7482 ...
Astronomy
Jan 19, 2022
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Coffee and the effects of climate change
Whether you prefer notes of berry and citrus or chocolate and nuts, dark roast or light, a good cup of coffee can be a simple pleasure. You probably would notice if some of your morning brew's brightness disappeared, or if ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2021
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New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production
A team of scientists at the Tufts University School of Engineering has developed a new filtering technology. Inspired by biology, it could help curb a drinking water-related disease that affects tens of millions of people ...
Polymers
Sep 6, 2021
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Study assesses risk that fruits, vegetables sold in US are products of forced labor
A new study in Nature Food calls attention to the need for better systems to track forced labor in food supply chains. The study—a methodological advance—reports on the development of a new scoring system that identifies ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2021
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