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Academic performance in high school could be an indicator of future success.
May 12, 2015 07:00 PM EDT

School Problems More Common In Children Following A Concussion

A new study suggests that children and teenagers who deal with concussions worry more about their academic performance, which may also depend on the severity of the symptoms.

Chewing Gum Linked To Migraines In Teens And Children
May 12, 2015 06:50 PM EDT

Chew Gum To Turn Off That Annoying Song Stuck In Your Head, Study Says

Want to get rid of those distracting songs or thoughts in your head (or what scientists are referring to as earworms)? Maybe try chewing some gum and see how that helps.

Vaccines
May 12, 2015 06:36 PM EDT

9-Valent HPV Vaccine Helps Prevent 80 Percent Of Cervical Cancers

A new HPV vaccine may prevent 80 percent of cervical cancers, according to recent findings published in the JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Stream
May 12, 2015 12:07 PM EDT

Bacteria are the Newest Tools to Detect Environmental Damage

Bacteria aren't always a bad thing, and a new study is showing us why. Scientists have used bacteria as the newest tool in detecting environmental damage.

Weight Scale
May 12, 2015 11:30 AM EDT

Your Individual Biology May Influence How Easy it is to Lose Weight

Scientists have discovered evidence for the commonly held belief that people with certain physiologies lose less weight than others when limiting calories.

Artificial Intelligence
May 12, 2015 11:13 AM EDT

Step Forward in Artificial Intelligence: Scientists Create Artificial Neural Circuit

It's a new and significant step forward for artificial intelligence. Scientists have created a simple artificial neural circuit for the very first time. The circuit of about 100 artificial synapses managed to perform a simple version of a typical human task: image classification.

Rat Animal
May 12, 2015 10:45 AM EDT

Lifeguard Rats Will Save Another Rat from Drowning

Rats may be more compassionate toward their fellows than you might have thought. Scientists have discovered that a rat will stick out a paw for another rat to hold onto if it's drowning. Not only that, but this is especially true for rats that have previously had a near-drowning experience.

Robot Swarm
May 12, 2015 10:20 AM EDT

Control Swarms of Robots with a Simple Swipe of Your Finger on Your Tablet (VIDEO)

Imagine controlling swarms of robots simply by using your tablet. Scientists have created a new system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger.

Ammonite
May 12, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Caused Marine Mollusk Extinction--But Not from Ocean Acidification

A massive asteroid slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, causing the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. But dinosaurs weren't the only ones to disappear. Scientists have found that mollusks may have also vanished after this catastrophic event.

Monarchs
May 12, 2015 09:40 AM EDT

Wine Grape Vineyards May Help Butterfly Conservation

There may be more incentives to create wine. It turns out that wine grape vineyards are causing an increase in butterflies in Washington.

Bird
May 12, 2015 09:29 AM EDT

How Bird Beaks Evolved from Dinosaur Snouts

Where did the bird's beak come from? In order to answer that question, you need to take a look back at dinosaurs--and that's exactly what a team of scientists did.

Pine Siskin Bird
May 12, 2015 09:10 AM EDT

Massive Bird Invasions from the North Linked to Climate Shifts

It sounds more like something out of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds than something that's actually occurring: bird invasions. Scientists have found that vast numbers birds are migrating hundreds of thousands of miles south from their usual winter range.

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