Scientists at Duke University are harnessing the power of big data and geospatial analysis to create new ways to track the effects of climate change on species and food webs. Their work, which is funded by the National Science ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2020
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Duke University researchers have made the first time-lapse movies of the sheet-like latticework that surrounds and supports most animal tissues.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 8, 2020
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The thin, slippery layer of cartilage between the bones in the knee is magical stuff: strong enough to withstand a person's weight, but soft and supple enough to cushion the joint against impact, over decades of repeat use. ...
Materials Science
Jun 26, 2020
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A single press release naming a company that has violated workplace health and safety regulations can result in a 73 percent improvement in compliance by other facilities, a Duke researcher finds.
Economics & Business
Jun 18, 2020
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Children who experience housing eviction are more likely to live in families earning low incomes, belong to communities of color, and have special education needs than children who do not experience eviction, according to ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2020
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Sanford School Ph.D. candidate Ajenai Clemmons does research that is part of the headlines. She has spent years interviewing police and minority group residents in East Durham and East London. Her data on the factors helping ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2020
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Engineers from Duke University have developed a comprehensive new model of deep-seated landslides and demonstrated that it can accurately recreate the dynamics of historic and current landslides that occur under various conditions.
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2020
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This hatchetfish hides from predators swimming in the shadowy depths below using a clever disguise. Glowing spots on its belly make it nearly invisible against the sunlit waters above. But the fish's eyes point upward.
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2020
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It's hard for families with kids to save money. In the U.S., it's even harder when the family is black, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2020
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Governments at every level have taken steps over the last decade to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into the world's oceans, according to a Duke University policy analysis published today. The analysis finds, however, ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2020
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