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[ April 17, 2024 ] Not a morsel of basic human regard for African American colleagues – Mississippi Senate stained by confederate-minded member, Angela Burks Hill Local
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[ April 17, 2024 ] US Senator Laphonza Butler and US District Judge Carlton Reeves named 2024 spring commencement speakers for JSU Education
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THC, the substance in cannabis that creates the sense of being “high,” has been found to aggravate a certain genetic mutation in embryos, leading to a severe brain and facial defect. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Cannabis Causes Birth Defects In Some Mice, Study Finds

October 6, 2021 Comments Off

Pregnant women are warned not to use cannabis, while a new study piques further concern for women who are trying to get pregnant.
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Findings by Eran Levin from Tel Aviv University’s School of Zoology and fellow researchers demonstrate that males prefer a lower temperature than females, and that this preference leads to a separation between the sexes at certain times during breeding cycles. (Courtesy of Tel Aviv University)

Chill Out: Why Women Feel Colder Than Men

October 6, 2021 Comments Off

New scientific study suggests it’s a way to keep men and women apart at times and enjoy a bit of peace and quiet.
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Researchers have identified a unique “team flow” brain state that occurs when teammates, such as basketball players or members of a band, “get in the zone” together. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Scans Reveal Unique ‘Team Flow’ Brain State In Study

October 5, 2021 Comments Off

The band jamming and the basketball team playing in perfect sync produce a unique brain state in participants, new research finds.
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A native of Argentina, Eyleen O'Rourke of the University of Virginia led a team of researchers in identifying genes that regulate obesity in a model species, which may have an impact on future medications for humans to treat the condition. (Dan Addison, UVA Communications)

Scientists Block ‘Fat Gene’ In Lab Mice, Preventing Weight Gain And Lowering Blood Sugar

October 5, 2021 Comments Off

Scientists have identified 14 genes that help cause obesity and three that help prevent it.
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Five specially designed saildrones gather data around the clock to help understand the physical processes of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. (NOAA, Saildrone/Zenger)

VIDEO: First Look: Drone Captures Video From Inside Hurricane

October 1, 2021 Comments Off

Unmanned saildrones ride out storm that churns up 50-foot waves and winds exceeding 120 mph.
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For comparison, a leaf from a healthy bigleaf maple tree (left) is placed next to a leaf from a dying tree (right). (Jacob Betzen, University of Washington)

Based On A Tree Story: Iconic Bigleaf Maple Trees Are Dying Due To Climate Change

October 1, 2021 Comments Off

The drier, hotter climate is weakening trees, leaving them vulnerable to disease.
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Groundwater levels can take years to recover from drought, according to a new study, and continuing to pump it leads to sinking land. Groundwater levels in Florida when the photo was taken, in 2010, dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from cold temperatures. (U.S. Geological Survey)

Drought And Groundwater Depletion Cause Infrastructure Collapse

October 1, 2021 Comments Off

Replenishing aquifers depleted by drought and excessive use often takes years.
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An artist's impression of spinosaurids of the Cretaceous Era — Ceratosuchops inferiodios (left) and Riparovenator milnerae. Researchers are studying the fossilized remains of two spinosaurids found on the Isle of Wright. (Anthony Hutchings)

Terrifying Dinosaur Predators Newly Discovered In England

September 30, 2021 Comments Off

Crocodile-like dinosaurs stalked their prey on riverbanks, 125 million years ago.
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A female lagonmegoid spider and her egg sac frozen in perpetuity in Burmese amber. (Xiangbo Guo, Paul Selden, Dong Ren/Zenger)

Spidermom: How A Prehistoric Arachnid Protected Her Brood 99 Million Years Ago

September 30, 2021 Comments Off

Mother’s last act was to try to protect her hatchlings as they were all engulfed in tree sap amber.
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Scientists inspired by mother-of-pearl have developed a shatter-resistant glass that could make broken phone screens a thing of the past. (Ashkan Forouzani/Unsplash)

Unbreakable: New Material Inspired By Seashells Is A Shatterproof Glass

September 29, 2021 Comments Off

Scientists mimicked naturally stiff but resilient mother-of-pearl.
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