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Duke University testing shows Kingston coal ash uranium at triple report levels
on April 30, 2021 at 3:13 pm
The coal ash produced at a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant near Knoxville is more than three times richer in uranium – and the dangerous radioactive elements it produces as it breaks ...
Duke professor and author to discuss ‘What Star Trek Can Teach Us About Evolution’ May 19
on April 30, 2021 at 7:05 am
Mohamed A. F. Noor, professor of biological sciences and dean of natural sciences at Duke University, will take part in a virtual discussion of his book, ...
Detecting autism symptoms in children via an app? Yes, says new study from Duke
on April 30, 2021 at 3:27 am
A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day become an inexpensive and scalable early screening tool, re ...
Duke announces summer surveillance, entry testing protocols
on April 28, 2021 at 3:19 pm
Most students living or working on campus this summer will be required to undergo entry testing, and all will be required to participate in surveillance testing.
Reimagining Global Research in a Pandemic
on April 28, 2021 at 5:57 am
Tillekeratne, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and assistant research Professor in Global Health at Duke, usually spends half the year in Sri Lanka, studying ...

Mantis Shrimp Larvae Pack an Explosive Punch Just Like Ma and Pa – “We Were Amazed!”
on April 29, 2021 at 2:46 pm
Adult mantis shrimp pack an explosive punch that can split water, but no crustacean emerges fully formed. Minute larvae can undergo six or seven transformations before emerging as fully developed ...
Mantis shrimp larvae punch just like mom and dad
on April 29, 2021 at 7:07 am
Adult mantis shrimp pack an explosive punch that can split water, but no crustacean emerges fully formed. Minute larvae can undergo six or seven transformations before emerging as fully developed ...
Mantis shrimp larvae punch just like Ma and Pa
on April 28, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Mantis shrimp pack one of the most powerful punches on the planet, splitting water with their explosive blows, but when do their larvae begin letting fly with their ballistic appendages and how fast?
Scientists Alarmed by Lab-Grown Human-Animal Hybrids
on April 26, 2021 at 12:28 pm
Earlier this month, scientists announced that they’d successfully created part-human, part-monkey hybrids by injecting human stem cells into six-day-old macaque embryos. The experiment was shockingly ...
Duke University to require student COVID-19 vaccinations
on April 14, 2021 at 3:02 pm
"Under great stress, and often at great peril, we have remained committed to each other—and to our missions of discovery, research, and patient care." Duke is the first university in North ...