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Dartmouth researchers report that the financial toll of El Niño can persist for several years after the event itself & cost trillions in lost income worldwide.

A team led by researchers at Purdue University has developed a biopsy technique that may reveal signs of Parkinson’s disease in urine samples.

The language that adolescent girls use in texts and on social media reflects day-to-day changes in their moods, new University of Oregon research shows.

A new technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe may serve as a tool to help scientists more accurately determine the Universe’s age and better understand the cosmos.
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UC Berkeley graduate student Christopher Hyun spent his summer working on a research project examining how the people of Bangalore can get more reliable and timely information about when and how long they’ll get water each day.
Approximately one-third of the U.S. is in at least a moderate state of drought, and University of Arizona professor Robert Glennon says current levels of consumption can't continue.
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has convened to map the origins of mental illnesses in the brain and develop noninvasive technologies to treat the conditions. The collaboration could lead to improved treatments for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Harvard researchers probed whether fish in Mexican area were contaminated — and were harming mothers, children.
The Center for Identity has developed a game for children as part of a curriculum for 8 to 10 year olds. The web-based game allows players to share various types of information on a simulated social media platform. Players gain or points based on their answers.