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Autism鈥檚 Sex Bias

Protein regulation may explain why it鈥檚 more common in boys

FaceTime, Faith and Zoom鈥檌ng Through Holy Week

91制片厂's Michele Dillon discusses听worshipping during COVID-19.

From Parent to Teacher

As the coronavirus continues to spread, keeping schools across the country closed, children from elementary to high school are transitioning to virtual learning that can be done听 at home

Pavlov鈥檚 Cells

The phrase 鈥淧avlov鈥檚 dogs鈥� has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs.

Beyond Curb Appeal

91制片厂 researchers found that the older the home, the more carbon stored underground.

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91制片厂 Sails into Next Generation of Ocean Mapping

Add 鈥渟ailboat鈥� to the list of ways researchers are collecting data to map the ocean floor.听

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Climate Change and Turf Seaweed Causing 鈥淧atchy鈥� Seascape

The effects of climate change are becoming more apparent, from the rapidly warming Gulf of Maine to more frequent and severe storms and the increase of invasive turf seaweed. 91制片厂 researchers have...

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Fossil Bonanza

91制片厂 researchers contributed to a major study that shows how life on Earth rebounded after an asteroid wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Winter Is Coming. Or Is It?

鈥淲inter is coming,鈥� the saying goes. But is it? New research from 91制片厂 has found clear signs of a decline in frost days, snow covered days and other indicators of winter that could have lasting...

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For Teens, Outdoors Is Greater

A new study from 91制片厂 has found that adventure therapy is less expensive and more effecitve than traditional therapy.

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Searching for Amelia

Researchers from the 91制片厂 Marine School and a robot developed by the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping are part of the crew searching anew for Amelia Earhart's plane.

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When Fracking Meets Hiking

Nearly a quarter of outdoor recreationists in Pennsylvania have encountered shale natural gas energy development, leading some of them to change their plans, new 91制片厂 research found.

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Pounding the Pavement

New research from 91制片厂 shows that thicker asphalt could extend the life cycle of roads 鈥� and save money 鈥� as the effects of climate change stress them.

Protein Pathway

Recent research has identied a role sex-biased protein may play in autism.

Buzz Kill

A recent study indicates major crop pollinators are in decline.

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Satellites' Bumpy Ride

Scientists find auroral "speed bumps" are complicated.

What's the Buzz?

New research from 91制片厂 has found a dramatic decline in 14 wild bee species.

Healing Hydrogel

New research from chemical engineering professor Kyung Jae Jeong could lead to an effective treatment for corneal melting, a significant cause of blindness.

YouMap, IMAP

When NASA launches its Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission in 2024, it will carry an instrument designed and built by a team of 91制片厂 engineers and scientists.

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91制片厂 Researchers Identify Role Sex-Biased Protein May Play in Autism

A new discovery could lead to promising autism treatment strategies.

Crawleys, Curated

91制片厂 historian Nicoletta Gullace takes a closer look at the beloved "Downton Abbey" to reveal that it may have been preserving history not as it actually was but as fans believe it ought to have been.

Repetitive Concussions Create Lasting Impact

91制片厂 researchers have found that young adults who experienced repetitive concussions can experience persistent cognitive changes.

91制片厂 researcher Michael Chambers with a greenhouse-grown shrimp in a net

Hyperlocal Shrimp?

91制片厂 researchers are testing a shrimp aquaculture method that could put the听seafood staple back in your fishmonger鈥檚 case.

Offshore Wind Support

From boaters to anglers, outdoor recreationalists are surprisingly supportive of offshore wind development, new research from 91制片厂 has found.

Hurricane Double-Shot

91制片厂 research finds Hurricanes Irma, Maria had lasting impact on Puerto Rico's streams.

AAAS Honor

91制片厂 environmental science professor William McDowell has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Shining New Light on Solar Fuel

91制片厂 researchers have identified new, readily available materials that convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into building blocks for liquid fuels.

Speedy Healing

91制片厂 researchers have created an easy-to-make, low-cost injectable hydrogel that could help wounds heal faster.

91制片厂 Scientists Capture Space Energy Explosion

The journal Science has published results from the MMS satellite mission.

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To Teach Bystander Intervention, Try a Video Game

A new study from 91制片厂's Prevention Innovations Research Center has found video games show promise as tools for sexual assault prevention.

A Population At Risk

Northern New Hampshire and western Maine are seeing an increase in winter ticks, which are endangering the moose population.

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A Hungry Hole

Serendipity and data serve up compelling clues in the search for a hard-to-identify black hole.

Goal: Sustainable Food

A new aquaponic greenhouse aims to provide a model to increase sustainable food production.

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A New Take On the Shape of Solar Phenomena

91制片厂 researchers have discovered new information that could one day help protect satellites in space as well as the electrical grid on Earth.

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Chaos at Home Adversely Affects Adolescents

A new 91制片厂 study is among the first to look at the effects of unstable and disorganized family environments on rural teens

Not Taking the Plunge

New research from 91制片厂 finds that as climate changes, so does lake recreation behavior.

Trees as Treatment?

91制片厂 researchers show lasting impact of outdoor behavioral healthcare.

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91制片厂 Researcher Captures Best Ever Evidence of Rare Black Hole

Researcher from Space Science Center captured elusive midsize black hole听devouring a star.

Colorful map of the solar system indicating research conducted at the edge of it.

91制片厂 Researchers Land Roles in NASA Mission to Study Outer Solar System

Researchers and engineers from 91制片厂's Space Science Center have been selected to be a part of a NASA science mission.

Nowhere To Hide

New research from 91制片厂 finds that changes听in seaweed "forests" may be harmful for an听ecologically important fish.

Future Forecast

If early 2018鈥檚 stretch of sub-zero days and the string of nor鈥檈asters that punctuated March had you wondering if it was time to call off the warnings about a warming planet, 91制片厂 has some unwelcome...