The prevalence of past-month marijuana use among reproductive-aged women rose from 2.4 percent in 2002 to…
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Researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
A new study that inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes could…
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells
By interfacing brain cells onto graphene, researchers have shown they can differentiate a single hyperactive cancerous…
Freezing in record lows? You may doubt global warming
Researchers from Utah State University, Boston University, The George Washington University and the University of Oxford…
El Niño fueled Zika outbreak, new study suggests
A change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Niño of 2015, fueled the…
Women fare better than men one year after valve replacement
Women with significant aortic valve disease who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are considered higher…
Media coverage of studies needs more independent commentary
Media coverage of medical studies frequently includes comments from independent experts who lack expertise in the…
Newly discovered ‘Casper’ octopod at risk from deep-sea mining
Last spring, researchers made headlines with the discovery of what was surely a new species of…
Starfish larvae create complex water whorls to eat and run
Tiny starfish larvae employ a complex and previously unknown survival mechanism involving whorls of water that…
Earliest evidence discovered of plants cooked in ancient pottery
Scientists have uncovered the earliest direct evidence of humans processing plants for food found anywhere in…