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Sleeping ducks are often not sitting ducks as their predators may think. Indiana State University researchers have found that birds have the ability to sleep with one hemisphere of the brain while the other is awake and on constant patrol for predators.
17-year cicadas emerging over the next few days throughout the Midwest, East and South will be announcing their arrival in a chorus of sound. But research suggests that by the time we hear them the red-eyed winged insects may have already inflicted their most damage on the trees that serve as their hosts.
A study of weather and voting records in Indiana and Kentucky has affirmed the widely held believe that inclement weather can reduce voter turnout and even help sway close elections.
With several U.S. senators calling for changes in the way chemicals are regulated in the U.S. marketplace to better protect children, workers and consumers, research at Indiana State University raises concerns about a common chemical found in everyday plastics.
Sleep researchers at Indiana State University finds many animals are able to put half their brain to sleep while keeping the other half alert to watch for predators.
Research at Indiana State University indicates adding weight to toys may help improve children's fitness.
An election forecasting model developed by political scientists at Indiana State University projects Democrats will take control of the U.S. House but not the Senate following 2006 mid-term elections. The model takes into account national as well as state and district level conditions and the attributes of individual candidates.
While President Bush is calling for more troops to be sent to Iraq, a U.S. Army research psychologist is developing a training method for more prepared troops, who can "think on their feet" during battle. A study shows they outperform a sample of lieutenant colonels who had seen real combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
How important is core strength to athletic performance? According to an initial study at Indiana State University, not very. In this study, which is the first of its kind, the link was found to be moderate to poor, and inconsistent. The subjects were 29 members of the university's NCAA Division I football team.
Jonathan Storm and Justin Boyles, who are working on doctorates in the ecology and organismal biology department at Indiana State University, were selected by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to take part in the research hoping to unravel the mystery of what is leading to the bats' deaths.
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