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Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that they came to the Americas twice—once during the first wave of human migration across the Bering Strait, and again during European colonization. Marina Ascunce, who conducted the research at the […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Extended family members can play a significant role in peoples’ lives during extreme events, new research shows. “Often, surveys don’t ask about relationships with extended kin. The focus is on the nuclear family,” says Megan Reed, an assistant professor […]

After that first Thanksgiving, the event receded from memory for two centuries. Then, in the early 1800s, some shaky historical evidence of that 17th century meal was unearthed. Amid a lot of tension over slavery and immigration, some leaders sought to elevate the bit of Colonial history as a unifying project that could bring a […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Over a third of American adults are worried that they or someone in their family will get the seasonal flu, COVID-19, or RSV in the next three months, according to a new health survey. Those three viral illnesses made […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast—dating back to the Early Cretaceous when Australia was still connected to Antarctica—opens another window onto early avian evolution and possible migratory behavior. PLOS ONE published the discovery of […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Shorter-term fostering programs at animal shelters vastly improve dog adoptions, a study finds. Spending time with a dog is one of the most consistently effective ways to improve a dog’s life in the shelter. Time out of the kennel […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A first-of-its-kind study has revealed a new culprit in the formation of brain hemorrhages that does not involve injury to the blood vessels, as previously believed. Researchers discovered that interactions between aged red blood cells and brain capillaries can […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. After former President Donald Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2017, its beneficiaries experienced significantly higher levels of distress and post-traumatic stress diagnoses than their non-DACA counterparts, according to a new […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A research review proposes a “more realistic” conceptual model for understanding current and future changes to marine ecosystems in the wake of climate change. The new approach to examining the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems may provide […]

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Nanoplastics interact with a particular protein that is naturally found in the brain, creating changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and some types of dementia, a new study shows. As reported in the journal Science Advances, the findings create a […]