A Gibbon’s Tooth, 13 Million Years Old, Fills Gap in Primate Evolution
A shiny object in the dirt turned out to be a 13 million-year-old gibbon's tooth. The fossil fills a gap in how we see primate evolution. Read more ›
A Black Professor Pulls Back the Curtain on Racism in Music Theory
Philip Ewell, a Black music theorist, is challenging racism in his field, including the ardent white supremacism of music theorist Heinrich Schenker. Read more ›
Why Does Anorexia Often Lead to Excessive Exercise?
A new study looks at why anorexia often causes excessive exercising and the genes that make people vulnerable to the condition. Read more ›
Revealing A Famous Brooklyn Statue’s Link to Confederate Monuments
The man who sculpted Green-Wood Cemetery's famous Minerva statue in Brooklyn also created several Confederate monuments and shared opinions on art with the Nazis.
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Incarceration Impacts HIV Risk Among Black Queer Men
A new study looks at the impact of incarceration on the physical and psychological health of Black sexual minority men. Read more ›
Pangolin: The Strange Endangered Mammal You Probably Never Heard Of
The Sunda pangolin (of Southeast Asia) is an enigmatic creature — and one of the world's most endangered animals. New research sheds light on this obscure animal. Read more ›
Genes Preventing a Deadly Illness Could Also Lead to Kidney Diseases
Millions of African Americans carry genes that protect them from a disease called sleeping sickness. Now, researchers are working to determine why those same genes make people vulnerable to chronic kidney diseas Read more ›
A New Approach to Treating Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer deaths for women in the U.S. Now, CUNY researchers are working on a new targeted therapy to combat the disease. Read more ›
Before COVID-19, Another Pandemic Upended the Art World: The 1918 Flu
An art history professor draws parallels between the art world during the 1918 flu pandemic and the state of the art world today, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more ›