Topic: Duke University
Three Duke football players have received medical hardship waivers from the Atlantic Coast Conference, giving them another season of eligibility...
A prominent climate change skeptic told Congress on Monday he no longer doubts that global warming is real and caused by humans, and joined other scientists in urging action to stop it.Physicist Richard Muller, director of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature ...
Tweet DATE: Saturday, November 5, 2011 TIME: 8:00 p.m. ET SITE: (CAPACITY) BB&T Field (31,500); Winston-Salem, N.C. TV: ABC national telecast with ...
Monkeys implanted with brain electrodes were able to see and move a virtual object and sense the texture of what they saw, a step forward in the quest to help the severely paralysed touch the outside world once more."Someday in the ...
Improved fishing nets have saved tens of thousands of endangered sea turtles in recent years, but 4,600 are still dying annually, mainly in Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawls, said a US study on Wednesday.Turtle-excluder devices (TEDs), or large holes that ...
Studies show that money lessons have to be relevant to kids' immediate experiences.Studies show that money lessons have to be relevant to kids' immediate experiences.Lately, financial education for kids and adults seems to be right up there with Mom and ...
Methane leaks are contaminating drinking water near shale gas drilling sites in the northeastern United States, scientists said Tuesday, placing a further question mark over this fast-growing energy source.Scientists tested water samples taken from 68 private wells in five counties in ...
A new treatment for obesity that combines two existing drugs resulted in twice as much weight loss as the only approved long-term anti-obesity medication, according to a study released Monday.A mix of Phentermine and topiramate, sold under the brand name of ...
Doctors debated the merits of bypass surgery to solve heart problems during a major cardiology conference on Monday, as studies suggested angioplasty and medication could be safe alternatives.One study by South Korean researchers found similar survival rates among people who had ...
When people do not get enough sleep, they tend to make overly optimistic decisions and may be more prone to risky gambling, US researchers said Tuesday.The study published in the journal Neuroscience provides scientific evidence for what casino managers have long ...