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Newswise: Scholars say it's time to declare a new epoch on the moon, the 'lunar Anthropocene'
Released: 8-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Scholars say it's time to declare a new epoch on the moon, the 'lunar Anthropocene'
University of Kansas

Human beings first disturbed moon dust on Sept. 13, 1959, when the USSR’s unmanned spacecraft Luna 2 alighted on the lunar surface. In the following decades, more than a hundred other spacecraft have touched the moon — both crewed and uncrewed, sometimes landing and sometimes crashing.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Fossils tell tale of last primate to inhabit North America before humans
University of Kansas

Paleontologists have discovered the long-lost family tree of Ekgmowechashala, an enigmatic primate that lived in North America 30 million years ago. They found that Ekgmowechashala is an immigrant from Asia, not a descendant of earlier North American primates. This discovery helps us understand how animals adapt to climate change and the origins of our own species.

Released: 11-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Study shows little improvement in mandated disaster plans, despite required updates
University of Kansas

Hurricanes, floods, heat waves and other disasters are striking the United States with increased severity and frequency, and since 2000 the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act has required states and local jurisdictions to have plans in place to reduce damages from such events.

Newswise: Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell
Released: 25-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell
University of Kansas

It’s an Ice Age mystery that’s been debated for decades among anthropologists: Exactly when and how did the flow of Homo sapiens in Eurasia happen? Did a cold snap or a warming spell drive early human movement from Africa into Europe and Asia?

Released: 11-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Study shows food from tobacco-owned brands more 'hyperpalatable' than competitor's food
University of Kansas

Many of us know all too well the addictive nature of many foods marketed in the United States — most call it “junk food.” In fact, this kind of salty, sweet and high-fat fare makes up the lion’s share of what’s marketed to Americans.

Released: 16-May-2023 6:40 PM EDT
Scientists reveal breakthrough that could lead to cleaner hydrogen energy
University of Kansas

Chemists at the University of Kansas and U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have taken a big step toward splitting hydrogen and oxygen molecules to make pure hydrogen — without using fossil fuels.

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Released: 2-May-2023 6:45 PM EDT
Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants
University of Kansas

Cycads, a group of gymnosperms which can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant) were long thought to be “living fossils,” a group that had evolved minimally since the time of the dinosaurs. Now, a well-preserved 80-million-year-old pollen cone discovered in California has rewritten scientific understanding of the plants.

Released: 13-Apr-2023 6:35 PM EDT
‘Typography as image’ gets results on trailside signs
University of Kansas

Stewards of parks and wild lands would do well to understand the term “typography as image” and to employ it in practice, according to the results of a new study of how trailside signs influence users’ behavior.

Released: 10-Apr-2023 3:20 PM EDT
Study shows families making choices that perpetuate segregation in city with school choice policy
University of Kansas

New research from the University of Kansas shows that in one such city that also has school choice policy, families are making decisions that perpetuate school segregation despite more opportunities for integration.

Released: 28-Mar-2023 5:40 PM EDT
Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution
University of Kansas

Bruce Lieberman, professor of ecology & evolutionary biology and senior curator of invertebrate paleontology at the KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum, sought to use steam-engine history to test the merits of “competitive exclusion,” a long-held idea in paleontology that species can drive other species to extinction through competition.

Newswise: 52-million-year-old fossils show near-primates were cool with colder climate
Released: 25-Jan-2023 6:40 PM EST
52-million-year-old fossils show near-primates were cool with colder climate
University of Kansas

Two sister species of near-primate, called “primatomorphans,” dating back about 52 million years have been identified by researchers at the University of Kansas as the oldest to have dwelled north of the Arctic Circle.

Newswise: Using fungi, researchers convert ocean plastic into ingredients for drug industry
Released: 17-Jan-2023 4:35 PM EST
Using fungi, researchers convert ocean plastic into ingredients for drug industry
University of Kansas

Research on fungi underway at the University of Kansas has helped transform tough-to-recycle plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean into key components for making pharmaceuticals.

   
Released: 5-Dec-2022 10:50 AM EST
Study examines ties between state TANF policies, Child Protective Services and foster care
University of Kansas

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which was established in 1996 and renewed in 2005, constituted a major reform of the U.S. welfare system.

Released: 4-Nov-2022 1:40 PM EDT
Flint Water Crisis Affected Timing of Pediatric Lead Testing but Not Quantity, Study Finds
University of Kansas

The word “plumber” comes from the Latin word for the metal “lead.”

   
Newswise: Idea of ice age 'species pump' in the Philippines boosted by new way of drawing evolutionary trees
Released: 20-Jul-2022 4:40 PM EDT
Idea of ice age 'species pump' in the Philippines boosted by new way of drawing evolutionary trees
University of Kansas

Scientists have long thought the unique geography of the Philippines — coupled with seesawing ocean levels — could have created a “species pump” that triggered massive diversification by isolating, then reconnecting, groups of species again and again on islands.

Newswise: Genomic research supports recognizing new scrub jay species in Texas and Mexico
Released: 13-Jul-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Genomic research supports recognizing new scrub jay species in Texas and Mexico
University of Kansas

A comprehensive new genetic and statistical study from researchers at the University of Kansas reveals two groups of scrub jays — one in Mexico and one in Texas — deserve status as independent species.

Released: 9-Jun-2022 2:00 PM EDT
Research reveals veterans often favor more restrictive gun control legislation than civilians
University of Kansas

Opinion remains divided regarding how guns should factor into American society, especially those weapons designed for military warfare.

Released: 1-Jun-2022 1:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Conversion Messages Effective in Reaching Vaccine-Hesitant Populations
University of Kansas

Health communicators, medical professionals, politicians and even average citizens have struggled with ways to convince those hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines to get inoculated.

Newswise: Glowing spider fossils prompt breakthrough study of how they were preserved at Aix-en-Provence
Released: 21-Apr-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Glowing spider fossils prompt breakthrough study of how they were preserved at Aix-en-Provence
University of Kansas

A geologic formation near Aix-en-Provence, France, is famed as one of the world’s chief treasure troves of fossil species from the Cenozoic Era. Since the late 1700s, scientists there have been unearthing amazingly well-preserved fossilized plants and animals.

Released: 18-Feb-2022 2:20 PM EST
Public administration should consider effects of whiteness, masculinity, as well as representation, researchers say
University of Kansas

For most of the nation's history, white men have held the vast majority of U.S. government bureaucracy jobs. One recent way to address that has been representative bureaucracy, or ensuring governing bodies are made up of people who reflect their communities.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 3:20 PM EDT
Cognitive study shows lack of bilingual education adversely affects English language learners' writing skills
University of Kansas

As the number of Spanish-speaking English learners has increased in U.S. schools, research and attention have focused on how to boost students' reading and speaking skills.

Released: 7-Jul-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Researchers detail the most ancient bat fossil ever discovered in Asia
University of Kansas

A new paper appearing in Biology Letters describes the oldest-known fragmentary bat fossils from Asia, pushing back the evolutionary record for bats on that continent to the dawn of the Eocene and boosting the possibility that the bat family's "mysterious" origins someday might be traced to Asia.

Released: 26-May-2021 3:35 PM EDT
Researchers examine record-shattering 2020 trans-Atlantic dust storm
University of Kansas

For two weeks in June 2020, a massive dust plume from Saharan Africa crept westward across the Atlantic, blanketing the Caribbean and Gulf Coast states in the U.S. The dust storm was so strong, it earned the nickname "Godzilla."

Released: 5-May-2021 12:50 PM EDT
Meet the freaky fanged frog from the Philippines
University of Kansas

Researchers at the University of Kansas have described a new species of fanged frog discovered in the Philippines that's nearly indistinguishable from a species on a neighboring island except for its unique mating call and key differences in its genome.

Released: 3-May-2021 2:45 PM EDT
College athletes in supportive programs coping better with pandemic, study shows
University of Kansas

Like much of society, college athletics were thrown into disarray by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 15-Apr-2021 2:45 PM EDT
Study of Marten Genomes Suggests Coastal Safe Havens Aided Peopling of Americas
University of Kansas

How did the first humans migrate to populate North America? It's one of the great scientific puzzles of our day, especially because forbidding glaciers covered most of Canada, Alaska and Pacific Northwest during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM).

Released: 31-Mar-2021 5:20 PM EDT
Study details how Middle East dust intensifies summer monsoons on Indian subcontinent
University of Kansas

New research from the University of Kansas published in Earth-Science Reviews offers insight into one of the world's most powerful monsoon systems: the Indian summer monsoon.

Released: 13-Jan-2021 3:35 PM EST
KU studies show breakfast can improve basketball shooting performance
University of Kansas

Parents around the world have long told us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Soon, basketball coaches may join them.

Released: 23-Dec-2020 3:45 PM EST
Remarkable new species of snake found hidden in a biodiversity collection
University of Kansas

To be fair, the newly described Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake (Levitonius mirus) is pretty great at hiding

Released: 11-Nov-2020 4:30 PM EST
Demolishing abandoned houses does not reduce nearby crime, study finds
University of Kansas

Cities across the country have sought ways to improve neighborhood safety and in recent years have pointed to demolishing abandoned housing as a way to achieve the goal.

Released: 14-Sep-2020 5:05 PM EDT
New study explores if flirting is real and shows it can work
University of Kansas

Misunderstandings about flirting can potentially result in awkwardness or even accusations of sexual harassment.

Released: 15-Jun-2020 2:05 PM EDT
Research delves into causes of nightmares that shadow female survivors of sexual trauma
University of Kansas

It's been estimated that up to 88% of survivors of rape or molestation suffer from persistent nightmares that can occur multiple times per week, seemingly at random.

Released: 5-Nov-2019 1:05 PM EST
Study offers data-driven definition of unhealthy yet pervasive 'hyper-palatable' foods
University of Kansas

A popular U.S. brand of potato chips once promoted itself with the slogan, "betcha can't eat just one!"

   
Released: 14-Aug-2019 3:25 PM EDT
Study Examines How Media Around the World Frame Climate Change News
University of Kansas

Rich countries politicize issue, while poor countries present climate change as international concern

Released: 28-May-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers wonder if ancient supernovae prompted human ancestors to walk upright
University of Kansas

Did ancient supernovae induce proto-humans to walk on two legs, eventually resulting in homo sapiens with hands free to build cathedrals, design rockets and snap iPhone selfies?

Released: 18-Dec-2018 11:35 AM EST
Extraordinary 'faithful father' revealed by study of smooth guardian frog of Borneo
University of Kansas

LAWRENCE -- Stay-at-home dads might find their spirit animal in the smooth guardian frog of Borneo. A new pair of research papers authored by an investigator at the University of Kansas shows the male of the smooth guardian frog species (Limnonectes palavanensis) is a kind of amphibian "Mr. Mom" -- an exemplar of male parental care in the animal kingdom.

Released: 4-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
African maroon resistance at Hispaniola heavily challenged European conquest
University of Kansas

African resistance strongly shaped Spanish Hispaniola of the 1500s-- now the island home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic -- but historians have often considered that resistance to be a byproduct of Spanish colonialism and its reliance on slavery

Released: 8-May-2018 3:25 PM EDT
Leaving Iran Deal Will Undermine American National Security: International Trade Law Expert
University of Kansas

Raj Bhala, an expert in international trade law who has lectured and worked in more than 25 countries, claims Trump's decision to pull the United States from the Iran agreement shows "America First really means American Folly." He can discuss the move and its political and economic ramifications.

Released: 3-May-2018 11:05 AM EDT
DNA Sequences Suggest 250 People Made Up Original Native American Founding Population
University of Kansas

An international research team's analysis of DNA sequences suggests the Native American founding population that migrated from Siberia consisted of approximately 250 people.

   
Released: 26-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
In Near-Complete Fossil Form, Only Known Kansas Dinosaur Reappears After 100 Million Years
University of Kansas

Silvisaurus condrayi has made a return to the KU Natural History Museum in a new, more complete form, accompanied by an interactive display that includes stunning depictions of the dinosaur and its environs.

Released: 10-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
National Assessment Results Show US Education Reforms Misguided, Expert Says
University of Kansas

The "nation's report card" results that show math and reading achievement has dropped, while the gap between low- and high-performing schools is proof education reforms are ineffective, Yong Zhao says

Released: 1-Mar-2018 8:15 AM EST
Extra Sunlight in Late Summer, Early Fall Could Help Stave Off Flu, Study Finds
University of Kansas

People getting more rays of sunlight — and therefore vitamin D — in August and September could help reduce the severity of flu season, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper co-authored by a University of Kansas economist.

   
Released: 16-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST
Study Dispels Notion Social Media Displaces Human Contact
University of Kansas

New study shows use of social media does not reduce face-to-face contact with friends, family

Released: 14-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST
Researcher's Fieldwork Builds Understanding of Community Resilience, Recovery in Face of Disaster
University of Kansas

A researcher at the University of Kansas is part of a $20 million, five-year project funded by National Institute of Standards and Technology that enables engineers, computer scientists, economists, urban planners and sociologists to study how communities recover from disaster and become more resilient to future adversity.

Released: 2-Feb-2018 12:05 PM EST
Project Training Preschool Teachers to Boost Kids' Literacy Expands to More Classrooms
University of Kansas

In classrooms around the Kansas City metropolitan area, literacy coaches are teaming up with more teachers in preschool settings to increase and improve children’s engagement with evidence-based literacy activities and foster growth in pre-literacy skills.

Released: 20-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
BBQ Lighter Hovering Above South Pole May Help Pinpoint Mystery Source of Cosmic Energy
University of Kansas

Funded by $230,000 from NASA about three years ago, the Hi-Cal balloon with its barbeque-lighter ping have flown three experimental missions in a quest to better grasp Antarctica’s reflectivity to radio frequencies.

Released: 29-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Research Could Strip Wine of Sulfites — and Health Worries — for Pennies Per Bottle
University of Kansas

A research drive at the University of Kansas School of Engineering is working toward the design and marketing of a low-cost, easy-to-use device that would filter up to 99 percent of sulfites from wine when it’s poured from the bottle.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Study Sheds Light on How, Why Middle Managers Can Coerce Employees Into Deceptive Practices
University of Kansas

A study led by a University of Kansas School of Business professor sheds new light on how and why middle managers can coerce their employees into deceiving upper management, in order to ensure that a unit's performance looks good while also keeping the actions hidden.


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