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‘Tree of Life’ for 2.3 Million Species Released

A first draft of the “tree of life” for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes -- from platypuses to puffballs -- has been released.A collaborative effort among ...

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Duke Study: Homework Helps Students Succeed in School, As Long as There Isn't Too Much

It turns out that parents are right to nag: To succeed in school, kids should do their homework. Duke University researchers have reviewed more than 60 research studies on homework between 1987 and ...

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Key to Changing Habits Is In Environment, Not Willpower, Duke Expert Says

People whose New Year resolutions include losing weight, starting an exercise regime or otherwise changing their behavior should look outward -- - to their environment -- - instead of relying simply ...

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Hau-tieng Wu: Vital Signs

Listen to your heartbeat with a stethoscope and you’ll hear a rhythmic lub-dub, lub-dub that repeats roughly 60 to 100 times a minute, 100,000 times a day. But the normal rhythm of a healthy heart isn ...

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How Our Parties Nominate Their Candidates

Duke Today is produced jointly by University Communications and Marketing and the Office of Communication Services (OCS). Articles are produced by staff and faculty across the university and health ...

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2024 Move-in Olympics

If move-in day was an Olympic sport for Duke administrators, President Vincent Price and Gary Bennett, the dean of Trinity College Arts and Sciences, were early medal contenders. But then, Price, in a ...

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Said@Duke: Gen. Lori Robinson on Ballistic Missile Defense

General Lori J. Robinson, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), spoke on Feb. 12 in a conversation moderated by Professor Peter ...

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