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Predicting A Recession

Researchers develop new model to predict US recessions and slowdowns in GDP growth

Searching For The Earliest Galaxies In The Universe

Using data from NASA’s new space telescope, University of Missouri astronomers suggest more galaxies were formed in the early universe than previously thought.

MU Study Suggests Best Practices For Attracting New Customers

Study shows the key to attracting new customers is to know how to leverage new and veteran salespeople.

Researchers Using $2.1 Million Grant To Identify Differences In Preschoolers’ Math Skills

The grant from the National Institutes of Health will also help the University of Missouri researchers develop targeted interventions and inform future public policy decisions.

Long-Standing Mystery About Mrnas Resolved

Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) contain chemical marks that are critical for antiviral defense in cells, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

‘Birdflow’ Model Could Reveal Mysteries Of Bird Migration

A new computer model using machine learning to predict migratory bird movement could open the door to new insights on migration timing, stopover sites, bird response to climate change, light pollution and more, as it learns the patterns and variations in movement for individual species.

Deer Carry SARS-Cov-2 Variants That Are Extinct In Humans

White-tailed deer ­– the most abundant large mammal in North America – are harboring SARS-CoV-2 variants that once widely circulated but are no longer found in humans.

Mating Causes ‘Jet Lag’ In Female Fruit Flies, Changing Behavior

A seminal fluid protein transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly’s circadian clock, an innovative technique has revealed.

Biorefinery Uses Microbial Fuel Cell To Upcycle Resistant Plant Waste

Organic waste turns into antioxidant flavonoids for nutrition and medicine

Answering a Question That Has Bugged Ecologists for Decades

Researchers have produced the first global estimate of the combined weight of all land insects and related arthropods

Online Racial Harassment Leads To Lower Academic Confidence For Black And Hispanic Students

Online racial discrimination or harassment has a negative effect on the academic and emotional well-being of students of color. That is the key finding from a study I published recently in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Freshwater Fish Are Significantly More Contaminated With Toxic Forever Chemicals Than Saltwater Fish And Shellfish, Analysis Shows

Eating just one freshwater fish a year can dramatically increase the amount of toxic forever chemicals coursing through a person’s blood, according to a new study that reflects more than a half century of pollution contaminating the Great Lakes and rivers nationwide.

319-Million-Year-Old Fish Preserves The Earliest Fossilized Brain Of A Backboned Animal

The CT-scanned skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish, pulled from a coal mine in England more than a century ago, has revealed the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain.

Risky Business: Teenage Chimps Risk It All, Like Humans

For young chimpanzees, gambling on the possibility of a big payout is an attractive prospect, whereas adult apes are more likely to hedge their bets, a new University of Michigan study shows.

Squirrels That Gamble Win Big When It Comes To Evolutionary Fitness

Imagine overhearing the Powerball lottery winning numbers, but you didn’t know when those numbers would be called—just that at some point in the next 10 years or so, they would be.

Reef Fish Must Relearn ‘Rules Of Engagement’ After Coral Bleaching

Mass coral bleaching events are making it harder for some species of reef fish to identify competitors, new research reveals.

New Activity Trackers For Dolphin Conservation

Experiments with custom-made biologging devices offer new insight into dolphin swimming and energy requirements

Michigan Bee Study: Both Habitat Quality And Biodiversity Can Impact Bee Health

Efforts to promote the future health of both wild bees and managed honeybee colonies need to consider specific habitat needs, such as the density of wildflowers.

Gut Microbe Degrades Digestive Enzyme Trypsin In The Large Intestine

A gut bacterium in the large intestine may help keep a digestive enzyme in check and provide higher protection from viruses

Ethanol Preps Rice And Wheat For Drought

A cost-effective soil treatment could increase the survival rate of water-stressed crops more than ten-fold by reducing water loss and increasing sugar production in the aftermath.