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Chimpanzees tend to pee when other members of their group do, a phenomenon that scientists have dubbed “contagious urination.”Since groups of people often go to the…

Trump presidency: main appointments, as well as WHO and climate positions, worry the scientific community Like Donald Trump’s second presidential term Since his inauguration today, scientists…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A new international study on public trust in science, conducted in 68 countries, found that most people trust scientists and think they…

A bright red drink with a lemon and a stainless steel straw. The petroleum-based dye known as Red No. 3 is found in candies, snacks, and…

Yanting Luo ’20 works in a laboratory at the Galvin Life Science Center. (Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame) In what is considered the most…

Dear colleagues, We live in a time when we must prepare for another dramatic pendulum swing in public policy. For those of you who work in…

Lake Mendota Wisconsin’s lake is transformed by changing seasons — covered in ice in winter and algae in summer — and a new study shows how…

A period of slow, crawling movements, without any jerking, may be a necessary prelude to earthquakessuggests a new study.The research, which looked at the fundamentals of…

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