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It’s Who You Know: Study Shows Hurdles Facing Black Football Coaches

“African-American coaches have a more difficult time advancing in their field. So we set out to try to understand why,” says Jacob Day, a Ph. D. student in…

Earth Sciences

Archaeologist Uncovers Tenth Century B.C.E. Jerusalem Wall

The section of the city wall revealed, 70 meters long and six meters high, is located in the area known as the Ophel, between the City of David and the…

Studies and Analyses

Impact of North American Immigration on Children’s Smoking Rates

Moving to Canada could be hazardous for the health of young immigrants. A new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health has found that over time,…

Business and Finance

How Business Culture Fuels Innovative Idea Generation

Groundbreaking ideas spring most from companies that stress technology, rather than customer needs or staying ahead of competitors, according to research that…

Medical Engineering

Non-Invasive MRI: A Breakthrough in Testicular Cancer Diagnosis

“Medical imaging plays an important role in the investigation of testicular masses,” said Athina C. Tsili, MD, lead author of the study. “Sonography, although…

Machine Engineering

Boosting Productivity: Efficient Metal Working Process Chain

At this year’s Metav trade show, running from February 23 to 27 in Düsseldorf, the Siemens Division Drive Technologies exhibited products, applications and…

Life & Chemistry

Synthetic Lethality: A New Approach to Target Cancer Cells

Susan Bates and Christina Annunziata looked at several recent papers on this form of treatment, which takes advantage of the synthetic lethality of BRCA…

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Husbands’ Hostile, Anti-Social Behaviors Increase Wives’ Symptoms of Depression

“In the study, husbands’ marital hostility was significantly related to increases in wives’ symptoms of depression,” said Proulx, assistant professor in the…

Earth Sciences

Ice Shelves Retreat on Antarctic Peninsula: Climate Impact Explained

Ice shelves are retreating in the southern section of the Antarctic Peninsula due to climate change. This could result in glacier retreat and sea-level rise if…

Life & Chemistry

U. of Colorado scientists create tiny RNA molecule with big implications for life's origins

The smallest RNA enzyme ever known to perform a cellular chemical reaction is described in a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National…

Earth Sciences

Seamounts: Discover Ocean’s Hidden Mountain Wonders

Lying beneath the ocean is spectacular terrain ranging from endless chains of mountains and isolated peaks to fiery volcanoes and black smokers exploding with…

Earth Sciences

Earthquake engineers release report on damage in Haiti

University of Washington civil and environmental engineering professor Marc Eberhard led the team that provided engineering support to the United States…

Studies and Analyses

Simple math explains dramatic beak shape variation in Darwin's finches

From how massive humpbacks glide through the sea with ease to the efficient way fungal spores fly, applied mathematicians at Harvard have excavated the…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm 17P Develops in South Pacific: Latest Insights

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-11 captured a visible image of the storm at 1800 UTC (1 p.m. ET) February 22. The storm does not…

Studies and Analyses

Treadmill Training Boosts Walking Skills in Toddlers

Prenatal injuries can often result in self-correcting or fixable neuromotor delays, but sometimes toddlers get a more serious diagnosis, such as cerebral…

Medical Engineering

Mammography Plus MRI: Improved Breast Cancer Screening for High-Risk Women

“For women at the highest risk of breast cancer, using both breast MRI and mammography together for screening will likely reduce their chances of dying from…

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