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How do woodpeckers choose where to nest?

12/10/2018

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Scientists monitored the nesting choices of more experienced yellow-bellied sapsucker woodpeckers to use as an indicator for high-quality bird habitat.
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Can science and business work together to save the ocean?

12/4/2018

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Researchers wanted to explore how scientists and big companies could work together to benefit ocean life and the seafood trade.
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How do bacteria in the gut control the brain?

11/29/2018

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Scientists wanted to know if bifidobacteria play a role in the development of brain functions.
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What happens if we take laboratory mice outside?

11/20/2018

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Scientists wanted to test how a realistic environment impacts the ability of mice to fight off intestinal parasites.
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What if women didn’t have to pay for giving birth?

11/13/2018

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Researchers wanted to know if removing the fee for giving birth at public health facilities has a positive effect in developing countries.
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Why get vaccinated when the flu vaccine doesn’t work well?

11/1/2018

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Scientists wanted to study the impact of less effective vaccines in preventing flu-related infections, hospitalizations and deaths.

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How do deep-sea hot spring ecosystems work?

10/29/2018

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Scientists investigated the productivity and metabolism of microorganisms living below the sea floor at deep-sea hot spring.
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Bullfrogs - a Trojan horse for a deadly fungus?

10/25/2018

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Scientists wanted to know if bullfrogs play a role in the spread of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis - a deadly fungus which attacks amphibian skin.
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Are we powering our way into a climate crisis?

10/15/2018

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Researchers wanted to know how many current or future power plants people could run whilst complying with the Paris climate agreement, which set a worldwide goal for limiting greenhouse gases. 

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Do fathers treat sons and daughters differently?

9/27/2018

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Researchers recorded and studied the way fathers spoke to and played with their children to understand whether fathers interact differently with their sons than with their daughters.
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How common are superbugs in US hospitals?

9/17/2018

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Researchers analyzed records of patients in US hospitals to see the trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
John Hopkins University scientists look for trends in antibiotic resistance infections (like MRSA) in US hospitals. Scientific article for high school students.
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Why are North American velvet ants more colorful?

9/7/2018

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Scientists wanted to know if African velvet ants have a mimicry system and if they have fewer color patterns than the velvet ants in North America.
Scientists check African velvet ants' mimicry system and compare their color patterns to North American ones. Biology article for middle & high school students
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How can we protect wildlife through ecotourism?

8/15/2018

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Researchers studied the impact of direct payments for locals for tourist wildlife sighting on ecosystem conservation in Laos. 

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Researchers study the impact of direct payments for wildlife sighting on ecosystem conservation in Laos. Scientific article for middle & high school students.
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Medicine in our waters – so what?

8/6/2018

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Scientists wanted to know if medicine exiting our bodies and ultimately ending up in aquatic ecosystems has an impact on fish.
Scientists looked at how medicine exiting our bodies and later ending up in aquatic ecosystems affects fish. Biology article for middle & high school students.
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How deadly is Ebola?

8/2/2018

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Researchers explored what makes some Ebola infections deadlier than others by analyzing thousands of Ebola cases, reported during the 2013-2016 outbreak in West Africa.
Researchers from Imperial College London and the WHO explore what makes some Ebola infections deadlier than others. Scientific article for middle & high school.
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