A new University of Washington study of evictions around the state shows that more women are evicted than men, and in the state's two most populous counties, eviction rates among black and Latinx adults are almost seven times ...
Social Sciences
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Active-shooter drills in schools expose students to frighteningly realistic scenarios with masked intruders and loud gunfire sounds. They also may be doing more harm than good, says a Rutgers University–Camden nursing scholar ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2020
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As the cost of living surges in a number of U.S. cities, what happens to schools when teachers' salaries don't keep pace?
Economics & Business
Feb 11, 2020
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Microbial communities are known to be indispensable for our planet. But surprisingly little is known about how they function. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology and ETH Zurich are ...
Ecology
Feb 11, 2020
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Why do most plants and animals engage in sexual reproduction?
Evolution
Feb 11, 2020
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Research involving the University of Liverpool has revealed the effect of climate warming on the complex interactions between beech trees and the insects that eat their seeds.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2020
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The only therapeutic cancer vaccine available on the market has so far showed very limited efficacy in clinical trials. EPFL researchers are currently working on an alternative. They have developed a platform that allows ...
Biochemistry
Feb 11, 2020
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Light could replace invasive techniques to measure brain temperature– eliminating the need to place a thermometer in the brain when treating a range of neurological disorders.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 11, 2020
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When the machinery that guides the transition of stem cells to somatic cells doesn't shut down properly, cells can become cancerous. Identifying the mechanisms that impede those processes would offer scientists a target for ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 11, 2020
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A study of satellite images of dozens of U.S. cities shows trees and vegetation in urban areas turn green earlier but are less sensitive to temperature change than vegetation in surrounding rural regions.
Environment
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