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Author:Matt Shipman

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Jan 16, 2020

How Do You Count Fish in a Creek?

How do scientists count fish in thewild?

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Jan 10, 2020

Study: Columbus’ Caribbean ‘Cannibal’ Claims Were Correct

New evidence suggests one of Columbus' tall tales was actuallytrue.

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2020年1月6日

Redefining ‘Fairness’ Could Improve K-12 School Assignment Outcomes

Researchers are proposing a way to get more K-12 students into their preferredschools.

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Jan 3, 2020

Research Offers New Way to Assess an Organization’s Public Relations

New tool allows organizations to better measure and describe its relationships withstakeholders.

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Dec 16, 2019

Researchers Make Robots From Self-Folding Kirigami Materials

Researchers have demonstrated a new way to makerobots.

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Dec 16, 2019

Psychology Researchers Call for Changes to Better Address Racial Health Disparities

Researchers call for focus on race and healthdisparities.

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Dec 6, 2019

Citizen Scientists Help Solve Ant Enigma

Where did these ants come from,anyway?

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Dec 4, 2019

How to Infuse Oils, Vinegars, Liquor or Honey (Without Making People Barf)

Food safety tips for making hand-crafted gifts of infused oils,etc.

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Dec 2, 2019

Food Fights: How History Shapes What We Eat – And Why

Everybody eats. But what people eat, and what drives our decisions about food, varytremendously.

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Nov 22, 2019

Virtual Reality Would Make Attending Therapy Easier for Stroke Survivors

Virtual clinic makes it easier for stroke survivors to attend therapysessions.

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Nov 14, 2019

A Largely Untapped Universe: Exploring Race in Nontheatrical Films

电影从未德斯坦ed for theaters can inform our understanding of race and culture in theU.S.

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Nov 13, 2019

Turning (More) Fat and Sewage Into Natural Gas

NC State researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease intomethane.

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Nov 13, 2019

Making (Fun) Multi-Player Gaming an Educational Experience

A new video game framework keeps multiple players engrossed in the learning experience while fostering collaboration and problemsolving.

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Nov 4, 2019

Study Highlights Fluid Sexual Orientation in Many Teens

Study: at least one in five teenagers reports some change in sexual orientation duringadolescence.

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Oct 29, 2019

Interpreting the Growing Field of On-Farm Data

How farmers are capturing -- and using -- data to boost cropyields.