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First-Of-Its-Kind Ammonite in Amber Offers Rare Glimpse of Ancient Sea Life

June 10, 2019

The fossil is the first known record of an ammonite—a distant relative of modern squid and octopuses—found in amb...

Developing a Blood Test for Pain

February 19, 2019

A new blood test may be able to identify biomarkers in the blood that can help objectively determine how severe a patient&rsq...

Model Developed to Predict Landslides Caused by Earthquakes

July 25, 2018

The estimates can be available within minutes, providing potentially life-saving information

Research Suggests Sweet Potatoes Didn't Originate in the Americas as Previously Thought

May 22, 2018

New research by an Indiana University paleobotanist suggests the sweet potato originated in Asia, and much earlier than previ...

Chemical Sleuthing Leads to Detection of Little-Known Flame Retardant in the Environment

April 17, 2018

The researchers found the chemical not only in an electronic waste facility, where it would be expected, but in the bedrooms ...

Large-Scale Scientific Investigation Needed to Combat Fake News, Researcher Says

March 12, 2018

Filippo Menczer joins 15 prominent academics in call for greater research into the spread of misinformation online

"Excess Emissions" Make Significant Contribution to Air Pollution, Study Finds

February 15, 2018

A study by Indiana University researchers shows that excess emissions—which occur with plant shut-downs, start-ups, and...

Biologists Create Beetle With Functional Extra Eye

November 14, 2017

'Three-eyed' insect could help reveal self-organizing mechanism behind the evolution of new complex traits

Discovery Could Reduce Nuclear Waste with Improved Method to Chemically Engineer Molecules

September 18, 2017

Indiana University scientists report new, highly accurate method to predict effectiveness of molecules that extract toxic ele...

Limiting Access to Fast-Food Restaurants Unlikely to Reduce Obesity

August 8, 2017

The researchers, including Coady Wing from IU's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, used results from the largest nat...

Unclear CEO Expectations Often Lead Chief Marketing Officers Toward Revolving Door

August 3, 2017

More than 40 percent of CMOs have been in their jobs for 2 years or less

Banned Flame Retardants Still Pass through Umbilical Cord from Mother to Baby, Research Finds

June 30, 2017

PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, were commonly used flame retardants in building materials, electronics and textiles...

Insects Resist Genetic Methods to Control Disease Spread, Study Finds

May 23, 2017

Study challenges use of powerful gene-editing technology to prevent malaria, other diseases

Chemists Create Molecular 'Leaf' That Collects and Stores Solar Power without Solar Panels

March 9, 2017

The new molecule harvests sunlight to create useable material from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Caffeine Boosts Enzyme That Could Protect against Dementia, Study Finds

March 8, 2017

New analysis reveals 24 compounds that can help reduce impact of harmful proteins in the brain