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Summary:Researchers looked at how scientists model the vulnerability of karst formations around the Grand Canyon. They then created a new model that can give

Summary:A new study found that routinely giving the Zika vaccine to women of childbearing age could save money if the risk of Zika is

Summary:We’ve all felt the effects of an adrenaline rush. Faced with danger, real or perceived, the heart beats faster, breathing quickens and muscles tighten

Summary:Research has shown that students who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with their studies, and are more anxious about tests.

Summary:Nearly everyone responds to music with movement, whether through subtle toe-tapping or an all-out boogie. A recent discovery shows that our dance style is

Summary:Engineers looking to nature for inspiration have long assumed that layered structures like those found in mollusk shells enhance a material’s toughness, but a

Summary:New research finds that global South countries have pledged the largest areas of land to forest restoration, and are also farthest behind in meeting

Summary:In 2017, a massive new region of magnetic field erupted on the sun’s surface next to an existing sunspot. The powerful collision of magnetic

Summary:What makes for an endangered species classification isn’t always obvious. Lions and leopards are endangered species. Robins and raccoons clearly are not. The distinction

Summary:People who live in more built up areas and spend less free-time in nature are also less likely to take actions that benefit the

Summary:Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors’ diet than currently presumed, according to a new experimental study

Summary:As the United Nations rewrites the laws of the high seas, the new document should anticipate emerging technologies that allow protected areas to move