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Cell & Microbiology Mar 25, 2024

Researchers carry out first peer-reviewed study of fecal microbiota transplants in dolphins

Scientists have successfully carried out pioneering fecal microbiota transplantations on Navy bottlenose dolphins that showed signs of gastrointestinal disease.

Evolution Mar 8, 2024

Research explores the development of our most human attribute: The chin

You probably don't think much about your chin, except as a convenient place to rest your head while you stare at a computer screen. But consider this: It's the most recognizably human thing about you.

Social Sciences Jan 30, 2024

Emotions drive donation behavior in disease relief projects on a fundraising platform: Study

The digital age has profoundly changed how we communicate as humans. Today, we can regularly interact with people we are unrelated to and unacquainted with in real time across the world. Because of this, individuals can now ...

Social Sciences Dec 4, 2023

Small publishers increasingly important for translated literature, researcher says

Over the period 1970–2016, small publishing houses became increasingly important for the publication of literature in translation in Sweden. More than ever, Nobel laureates are being published by relatively small independent ...

Economics & Business Nov 27, 2023

PhD graduates with disabilities are underpaid and underrepresented in US academia: Study

New research from the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center suggests that Ph.D. graduates in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM) in the U.S. who became disabled before age 25 earn $14,360 less per ...

Social Sciences Sep 7, 2023

Obesity-related stigma linked to political views and welfare attitudes

Views around obesity are closely tied up with political values and wider social attitudes, suggesting that tackling weight stigma may require tackling other forms of stigma, new research led by the University of Bristol has ...

Political science Aug 16, 2023

Researcher links government assistance program to much earlier origins of welfare stereotypes

Racial stereotypes prompted by the Reconstruction-era Freedmen's Bureau following the Civil War endure in America's present-day social safety net, according to new research co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

Plants & Animals Aug 4, 2023

In the treetops: Ecologist studies canopy soil abundance, chemistry

When we think of soil, most of us think of dirt on the ground. But a surprising amount of the planet's soil thrives in the treetops of old-growth forests, high above terra firma.

Social Sciences Jul 27, 2023

Resume padding: Bad for individuals, good for society?

Creatively enhancing a CV, a practice known as "resume padding," has the potential to cast the sender in a bad light.

Polymers Jul 19, 2023

Blamed for fouling the environment, polyester may help save it

More than a decade ago, jet-lagged textile expert Juan Hinestroza landed in Xintang, China, and took a walk near a large creek. He noticed the water was a strange color—indigo blue, from highly toxic dyes, pigments and ...

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