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Scientists Find Previously Unknown Jumping Behavior in Insects

A team of researchers has discovered a jumping behavior that is entirely new to insect larvae, and there is evidence that it is occurring in a range of species – we just haven’t noticed it before.

Study IDs Visual Characteristics That Make People ‘Like’ Images on Instagram

Marketing researchers have identified the combination of characteristics that make people “like” images on the social media platform Instagram.

Texas A&M Research Redefines Mammalian Tree Of Life

The research uses the genomes of 241 species and can be used to support animal and human health outcomes

Pour Yourself A Second Cup: Research Shows Coffee Provides Health Benefits

A new review paper by Texas A&M researchers details the protective effects of coffee.

Southwest Rural Health Research Center Identifies Key Health Challenges Of Rural America

Mental health, substance use disorders, access to quality health care and economic stability top the list of concerns of rural health stakeholders.

Could Online Gaming Social Networks Have A Positive Impact On Mental Health?

Researchers from Texas A&M’s School of Public Health analyzed communications and social support on an online gaming site.

Texas A&M Team Studying Effects Of Crypto Mining On The Texas Power Grid

Total global electricity usage for cryptocurrency assets such as Bitcoin is between 120 and 240 billion kilowatt-hours per year with the U.S. leading.

Reconstructing Brain Connectivity Using 3D Images

A Texas A&M professor is part of an international research project working to develop a standard framework for fast and accurate automatic neuron reconstruction.

Study Finds Distinct Gut Microbiomes in Male and Female Carnivores

A recent study found a dramatic difference between the microbial diversity in guts of female and male American minks (Neovison vison).

No Pay Gap For Female Zoo Vets, but Children Perceived as Career Hindrance

For female veterinarians who want to specialize in zoological work, a new study on family work and income for diplomates of the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) holds both good and bad news.

This is How Students Can Learn Problem-Solving Skills in Social Studies

A new study led by a researcher from North Carolina State University offers lessons on how social studies teachers could use computational thinking and computer-based resources to analyze primary source data, such as economic information, maps or historical documents.

A Method To Assess Covid-19 Transmission Risks In Indoor Settings

MIT researchers have developed a publicly available model based on physics and data from past spreading events.

“Liquid” Machine-Learning System Adapts To Changing Conditions

The new type of neural network could aid decision making in autonomous driving and medical diagnosis.

When More Covid-19 Data Doesn’t Equal More Understanding

Social media users share charts and graphs — often with the same underlying data — to advocate opposing approaches to the pandemic.

Danish Researcher Involved In Discovery Of New Whale Species Named After Māori Woman

ANIMALS Traditional Māori knowledge helped Western science discover a new beaked whale species washed ashore in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Danish scientist Morten Tange Olsen, who helped carry out the research, hopes the discovery will highlight the lack of scientific knowledge with regards to the basic biology of most beaked whale species.

New Face Mask Prototype Can Detect Covid-19 Infection

The sensor technology could also be used to create clothing that detects a variety of pathogens and other threats.

Webb Telescope Detects Universe’s Most Distant Organic Molecules

Texas A&M astronomer Justin Spilker and collaborators have found complex organic molecules in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years away from Earth.

Physicists Observationally Confirm Hawking’s Black Hole Theorem For The First Time

Study offers evidence, based on gravitational waves, to show that the total area of a black hole’s event horizon can never decrease.