New research shows that reading books with a child beginning in early infancy can boost…
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Handheld screen time linked with speech delays in young children
As the number of smart phones, tablets, electronic games and other handheld screens in US…
Fish step up to lead when predators are near
Some fish within a shoal take on the responsibilities of leader when they are under…
Earth sank twice, flooding the Eastern Amazon
A tiny shark tooth, part of a mantis shrimp and other microscopic marine organisms reveal…
Elephant herpes: Super-shedders endanger young animals
Elephants have species-specific herpesviruses, which frequently lead to death, especially in the young. Researchers have…
Migrating mule deer track ‘green waves’ of spring forage
New research has documented that these economically and ecologically important game animals are not just…
Modified soybeans yield more in future climate conditions
Researchers proved engineered soybeans yield more than conventional soybeans in 2050’s predicted climatic conditions after…
Diving deep, researchers find wealth of fish
Marine biologists for the first time have documented a wealth of fish in the ‘vastly…
Researchers advance low-cost, low-tech Zika virus surveillance tool
Using loop-mediated isothermal amplification, or LAMP, researchers found that they could easily detect Zika virus…
Doctors should question the value of most heavily promoted drugs
Top promoted drugs are less likely than top selling and top prescribed drugs to be…