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Johns Hopkins' students solve a modern-day problem: messy lunches

5:58am May 18, 2022

The engineering students invented something called "Tastee Tape" — possibly the world's first edible tape that can stick to food. Gone are the days of burritos, gyros and wraps falling apart.

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The case for revolutionizing child care in America

12:27pm May 17, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

A new book argues that greater public support for parents is critical for the brain development of America's kids.

Sarah Peper, Missouri Department of Conservation Fisheries Management Biologist, downloads fish tracking data on the Mississippi River in West Alton, Mo.

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Missouri scientists work to save lake sturgeon by electronically tracking them

2:58pm May 16, 2022

by Shahla Farzan

With a decreasing population of lake sturgeon, nine states have listed the species as endangered. To protect them, scientists are studying where lake sturgeon travel before and after they reproduce.

With Roe v. Wade primed to be overruled, people seeking abortions could soon face new barriers in many states. Researcher Diana Greene Foster documented what happens when someone is denied an abortion in The Turnaway Study.

A landmark study tracks the lasting effect of having an abortion — or being denied one

12:35pm May 15, 2022

The Turnaway Study followed nearly 1,000 women who sought abortions, interviewing them regularly for years to understand the impact on their mental and financial wellbeing.

Researchers Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul.

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon

9:25am May 14, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The study makes use of lunar soil samples collected from Apollo 11, 12 and 17.

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In thimble-sized pots, researchers wanted to see if the moon could grow food

6:28am May 13, 2022

Decades ago, Apollo astronauts gathered hundreds of pounds of lunar rocks and dirt. Last year, NASA loaned scientists at the University of Florida some of the soil, and they sprouted seedlings.

"It's the dawn of a new era of black hole physics," the Event Horizon Telescope team said as it released the first-ever image of supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.

This is the first image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way

11:23am May 12, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"We finally have the first look at our Milky Way black hole, Sagittarius A*," an international team of astrophysicists and researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope team said.

Youthful spinal fluid could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study suggests

5:13pm May 11, 2022

by Jon Hamilton

The memory of aging mice improved when they received a substance found in the spinal fluid of young animals and young people. The finding suggests a new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease.

More than 19,000 homicides in 2020 involved a firearm — an increase of nearly 5,000 from 2019.

Firearm-related homicide rate skyrockets amid stresses of the pandemic, the CDC says

4:28pm May 10, 2022

The rate of U.S. gun homicides jumped nearly 35% in 2020 to the highest level in more than 25 years. And gaps widened for groups already at the highest risk, especially Black men and boys.

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New research could prompt schools to reexamine their investment in Reading Recovery, one of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs.

A popular program for teaching kids to read just took another hit to its credibility

2:00pm May 05, 2022

Reading Recovery is one of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs for young children. A new study questions its long-term impact.