With special stem cells, geckos regenerate a tail
Part of the puzzle to repairing human spinal cord trauma may be solved by animals that can regenerate the cord.
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Chemists could soon quickly screen for fentanyl
Mass spectrometry can be used to screen for the presence of opioids, including the elusive synthetic versions and fentanyl. Can it help?
EPA advisory boards bring new perspective
EPA's Scott Pruitt names advisers who may jeopardize key environmental moves but will take a new look at our clean air policies.
Feds: It’s clear humans cause climate change
The govt. released a blockbuster report that says, without question, human activity is responsible for most global warming.
Trump’s Twitter account disabled for 11 minutes
You may have heard that President Trump's Twitter account was disabled for 11 minutes last night at the hands of a single rogue employee.
Babies found to have a sense of ‘most likely’
Infants might have some ability to estimate probability, at least when it's not too hard to estimate the likelihood of an event.
What adults think of kids’ health today
Adults today don't think kids are as healthy as those in their own generation back in the day, citing obesity, safety, bullying, <em>etc.</em>
Alarming numbers of teens cyberbully themselves
Digital "self-harm," a form of cyberbullying where teens send hurtful messages anonymously to themselves, is emerging as a concern.
Canadian immigrant kids’ learning at risk
Childhood immigration in Canada, esp. with rising refugees there, has sent educators looking for answers on how to best educate them.
Teens getting less sleep than in 1991
Doctors think teens need 9 hrs of sleep a night; that sleep is limited to about 7 hrs a night when teens have high screen time.