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A first draft of the “tree of life” for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes -- from platypuses to puffballs -- has been released.A collaborative effort among ...

Church might be good for the soul, but it can be bad for one’s waistline, says a new report from Duke University. Research from Duke’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity shows that black men ...

How Much Water Does U.S. Fracking Really Use? Water used in fracking makes up less than 1 percent of total industrial water use nationwide, study finds ...

Duke Study: Homework Helps Students Succeed in School, As Long as There Isn't Too Much The study, led by professor Harris Cooper, also shows that the positive correlation is much stronger for ...

Study Hints at Why Parrots are Great Vocal Imitators Regions of bird's brain likely duplicated at least 29 million years ago ...

A study of power plants in five states has found that metals and other toxic materials are able to leach out of the unlined pits in which coal ash is currently stored. These materials have been found ...

Sabrina was diagnosed with a stage four glioblastoma multiforme – a particularly insidious brain tumor that most people don’t survive. Many hospitals would have advised her to go home and get her ...

The discovery of the "exercise hormone" irisin three years ago and more than 170 related papers about it since have been called into question by recent research showing they were based on flawed ...

Logo Can Make You 'Think Different' Researchers find that even the briefest exposure to well-known brands can cause people to behave in ways that mirror those brands' traits.

Study Suggests Why Parents Stricter With Older Children A new study concludes that parents punish older children more harshly -- and they're wise to do so.

Hiroaki Matsunami led a team of scientists who systematically explored the triggers for specific odor receptors in the nose. No two people apparently smell things the same way. Photo credit - ...