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Understanding the Cryptic Role Fungi Play in Ecosystems

A new review analyzes what we know about how fungi disperse.

Working With Faculty Mentor, Undergrad Unlocks Secrets Of ‘Living Fossils’

Working together, Yale undergraduate Chase Brownstein and Professor Thomas Near have published three peer-reviewed studies of “living fossil” fish lineages.

Digital Platform Shows the Complexity of How Patients Recover After Surgery

Measuring the patient’s perspective of recovery after cardiac surgery is challenging. During the initial recovery phase, clinicians struggle to collect information about sleep patterns, mental health, and other symptoms from their patients.

Widening Doorways to STEM Education

Growing up in Minnesota as the child of Indian immigrants, Bala Chaudhary, associate professor of environmental studies, loved spending time outdoors with her family. But she never imagined, back then, that she would her devote her professional life to researching the ecosystems she was exploring on foot.

Early Universe May Be ‘Teeming’ With Bright Galaxies, New Data Reveals

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the universe may have started forming star-filled galaxies earlier than previously thought.

Untangling the Evolution of Complex Life

Expansion of microRNAs in octopuses suggests a role in advanced brain development.

As AI Talks, People Are Beginning to Listen

And Dartmouth researchers want to make sure chatbots don’t turn toxic.

Insights & Outcomes: Clinical trial data gaps and a universe of old milk

Yale researchers study a program to fight childhood obesity, a new theory about the density of the universe, and the demographics of clinical trials.

Estimating the Environmental Impact of Certain Prostate Cancer Procedures

A Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way that can also spare low-yield and potentially harmful procedures.

Study Finds Parents Receiving Financial Coaching Were More Likely To Bring Infants To Well-Child Care Visits

Parents of infants who received financial coaching in a pediatric primary care setting were much less likely to miss well-child care visits for the first six months of life, according to new UCLA-led research.

UCLA-Led Research Could Help Restore Endangered Fish Species Native To Southern California

California’s dwindling water resources and urban sprawl are leaving a group of residents you’ve probably never heard of on the verge of homelessness.

Decoding Mega Magnetic Explosions Outside the Solar System

Dartmouth physics major helps explain what makes neutron stars shine so bright.

When American Democracy Looks Weak, Alliances May Erode

Study shows how election interference affects public opinion from abroad.

Auburn Research Team Examines Role Of Climate-Smart Forestry In Southeast

An Auburn University research team has published the first study to define, outline and apply novel climate-smart forestry, or CSF, principles to North America, specifically the Southern United States.

Auburn Researcher: Phosphorus Shortage Could Affect Worldwide Crop Yields

While phosphorus is an essential element for plant metabolism and growth, its future supply under elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide is uncertain.

‘Smart’ Coating Could Make Fabrics Into Protective Gear

Precisely applied metal-organic technology detects and captures toxic gases in air.

Salt Could Play Key Role in Energy Transition

A common ingredient – salt – could have a big role to play in the energy transition to lower carbon energy sources.

Anti-Dust Tech Paves Way for Self-Cleaning Surfaces

Dust is a common fact of life, and it’s more than just a daily nuisance – it can get into machinery and equipment, causing loss of efficiency or breakdowns.

UCLA-Led Study Explains How One of Saturn’s Moons Ejects Particles From Oceans Beneath Its Surface

Although it is relatively small, Enceladus — the sixth largest of Saturn’s 83 moons — has been considered by astronomers to be one of the more compelling bodies in our solar system.

A Mysterious Object Is Being Dragged into The Supermassive Black Hole At The Milky Way’s Center

UCLA astronomers think the object, X7, might be debris cloud from a stellar collision