The U.S. BRAIN Initiative seeks to elucidate the connection between brain structure and function.
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From figuring out where memories are stored to how sensory information translates to behavior, new technologies are helping neuroscientists better understand how the brain works.
The way heat and humidity affect people depends on factors like the weather that’s typical where they are.
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Starting college after finishing high school is an exciting phase of a student’s life. But students need to prepare for the new challenges college brings.
Exercising with loved ones is one way to support mental well-being.
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Scholars discuss topics that are related to Title IX, such as sexual misconduct on college campuses and bans on transgender athletes in high school sports.
The Yellow River in China winds past aquaculture and an oil and gas field on its way to a newly formed channel.
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With decades of images and data from the same locations, these satellites can show changes over time, including deforestation, changes in waterways and how loss of trees corresponds to urban heat.
Millicent Brown, left, was one of the first two Black students to integrate a South Carolina public school, in September 1963.
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The effort to give every student equal access to an education has lasted decades and may need even more time before the goal is reached.
Last year’s Tour de France winner was Tadej Pogacar, in the yellow jersey here – his second consecutive Tour title.
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With teachers reporting record-high levels of burnout, and more burnout than any other profession in the US, scholars examine what’s going on and what it may mean for education.
Millions of U.S. children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years will soon be eligible for COVID-19 shots.
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The FDA’s authorization of COVID-19 shots for children ages 6 months to 4 years will bring relief for millions of parents. Pending CDC endorsement, shots for this group will be available within days.
Photographing a bear in Yellowstone National Park at a distance the National Park Service calls safe – at least 100 yards from a predator.
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The recent goring of a tourist who approached within 10 feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is a reminder that wild animals can be dangerous and people should keep safe distances.
Bumblebees at work, dotted with pollen.
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Despite the halt to the federal mask mandate for mass transit, people may still choose to protect themselves. For those who do, the type of mask and how well it fits matter.
California is seeing some of the highest gas prices in the U.S.
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The consumer price index, which measures everything from the price of peanut butter to gasoline, jumped at an annualized pace of 8.5% in March 2022 as inflation continued to accelerate.
LED lightbulbs are just the start.
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Many people want to know about practical suggestions to help slow climate change. Effective action starts at home.
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the land.
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Poetry can unite people when all seems lost. The Conversation US has pulled together four articles from its archives that speak on the power of poetry.
The vagina is a muscular tube that can maintain itself and be beneficial to babies.
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