Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your risk of hitting deer on the road
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9 months agoDefense Logistics Agency Ships Vaccines for Children Overseas > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
by Beth Reece , Defense Logistics Agency, 9 months agoThe Defense Logistics Agency is receiving, packing and shipping pediatric doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine overseas for children, ages 5 to 11, of Defense Department personnel.
COVID-19 had a surprising effect on 2020 US election
by Karl Greenberg-NYU, 9 months agoA new study of the US 2020 election shows that Donald Trump actually lost more ground to Joe Biden in counties that experienced fewer COVID-19 cases,
Comet's intense heat turned sand to glass 12,000 years ago
by Kevin Stacey-Brown, 9 months agoHeat from a comet exploding just above the ground in what is now the Atacama Desert in Chile fused sandy soil into patches of glass around 12,000 yeas ago.
Young people get less sex ed now than 25 years ago
by Patti Verbanas-Rutgers, 9 months agoA significant number of young people in the US receive no sex ed information about birth control and STI prevention before they have sexual intercourse.
COVID-19 had a surprising effect on US 2020 election
by Karl Greenberg-NYU, 9 months agoA new study of the US 2020 election shows that Donald Trump actually lost more ground to Joe Biden in counties that experienced fewer COVID-19 cases,
Librarians provide tools to help students find better information – but schools are cutting their numbers
9 months agoThe US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame
9 months agoIs COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic
9 months ago2 things cause weak quads after ACL surgery
by Laura Bailey-Michigan, 9 months agoWeak quadriceps after ACL surgery isn't only the result of muscle atrophy. New research uncovers a second cause.
Atacama desert plants may hold clues to saving crops
by Rachel Harrison-NYU, 9 months agoPlants that thrive in the harsh Atacama desert are a "genetic goldmine" for engineering crops for our dry future, say researchers.
Australian Fair Work Commission rules that farm workers on piece rate entitled to minimum wage
9 months agoRemnants of the Berlin Wall — where are they now?
by Lenore T. Adkins, 9 months agoLearn how and why segments of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of totalitarianism and the Cold War, wound up all over the world.
Q&A: ‘I took my baby on field research trips’
by Fiona Broom, 9 months agoWe have very few women in lymphatic filariasis
Battling diseases of poverty
9 months agoElephantiasis is still a major health burden across Africa.
Big business, poverty, autocracy ‘hinder health policy’
by Sanjeet Bagcchi, 9 months agoPoor, undemocratic nations are slow to instate policies on tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods, say researchers.
Global South observers ‘blocked from COP26 negotiations’
by Fiona Broom, 9 months agoUrgent action is needed to give those most vulnerable to climate change a voice at COP26, say advocates.
Do monogenetic volcanoes threaten the southwestern US?
by Charlotte Hsu-Buffalo, 9 months agoMonogenetic volcanoes erupt just once, for a few days or for decades. New research examines their presence in the Southwestern US.
Supreme Court appears to suggest right to guns at home extends to carrying them in public too
9 months agoLack of whale poop has major impact on ocean ecosystems
by Taylor Kubota-Stanford, 9 months agoFifty years later, scientists are still discovering the consequences of whale hunting. New findings reveal how the giants' absence affects the ecosystem.
Being nice to others makes them more likely to be nice to you
by U. Oregon, 9 months agoNew research finds that people tend to reciprocate each other's behavior. A person who acts friendly and sociable is more likely get the same in return.
Brain's immune system may not be to blame for FASD
by Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester, 9 months agoThe bain's immune system may not be at the root of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which can cause children lifetime physical and cognitive impairments.
Marines Roll With the Thunder > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
by Press Operations, 9 months agoMarines participate in Rolling Thunder, a Marines-led live-fire artillery exercise, designed to test Marines' abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment.