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Flamingoes, Elephants and Sharks: How do Blind Adults Learn About Animal Appearance?
They’ve never seen animals like hippos and sharks but adults born blind have rich insight into what they look like, a new Johns Hopkins University study found.
21-May-2019 2:05 PM EDT
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Study: Treats Might Mask Animal Intelligence
Rewards are necessary for learning, but may actually mask true knowledge, finds a new Johns Hopkins University study with rodents and ferrets.
13-May-2019 5:05 PM EDT
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New Analysis Predicts Top 25 U.S. Counties at Risk for Measles Outbreaks
A new analysis co-led by The Johns Hopkins University identified 25 United States counties that are most likely to experience measles outbreaks in 2019. The analysis combined international air travel volume, non-medical exemptions from childhood...
8-May-2019 1:00 PM EDT
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Study: Millennials Arrested More Often Than Their Predecessors—Even When Fewer Crimes Are Committed
Millennials are more likely to be arrested than their predecessor counterparts regardless of self-reported criminal activity, finds a new study by a Johns Hopkins University expert. Furthermore, black men who self-reported no offenses were 419% more...
29-Apr-2019 6:00 AM EDT
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New Hubble Measurements Confirm Universe Is Outpacing All Expectations of its Expansion Rate
New measurements from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirm that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected based on its trajectory seen shortly after the big bang, astronomers say.
25-Apr-2019 6:00 AM EDT
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Researchers Get Humans to Think Like Computers
Computers, like those that power self-driving cars, can be tricked into mistaking random scribbles for trains, fences and even school busses. People aren’t supposed to be able to see how those images trip up computers but in a new study, Johns...
20-Mar-2019 10:05 AM EDT
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Singing for Science: How the Arts Can Help Students Who Struggle Most
Incorporating the arts—rapping, dancing, drawing—into science lessons can help low-achieving students retain more knowledge and possibly help students of all ability levels be more creative in their learning, finds a new study by Johns Hopkins...
5-Mar-2019 7:00 AM EST
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Asteroids are Stronger, Harder to Destroy Than Previously Thought
A popular theme in the movies is that of an incoming asteroid that could extinguish life on the planet, and our heroes are launched into space to blow it up. But incoming asteroids may be harder to break than scientists previously thought, finds a...
4-Mar-2019 8:00 AM EST
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JohnsHopkins Information Security Institute lecturer Terry Thompson is available to comment on the Mueller report and disinformation campaigns in social media
29-May-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins structural fire engineer can comment on Notre Dame Cathedral fire
16-Apr-2019 9:30 AM EDT
No one man should have all that power. @JohnsHopkins researchers can comment on energy planning for countries affected by conflict
20-Mar-2019 4:30 PM EDT
@BermanInstitute expert available to comment on the implications of 3-parent baby
24-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Media Advisory: Jhu Expert Available on Lab-Grown Meat
A company in Israel has unveiled the world’s first lab-grown steak, grown in a petri dish with the taste and texture of one that comes from a cow. Jan Dutkiewicz, a postdoctoral fellow in political science at Johns Hopkins University has...
12-Dec-2018 9:40 AM EST
Johns Hopkins experts available for climate, engineering, health care, disaster recovery angles on #HurricaneFlorence.
11-Sep-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Media Advisory: JHU Expert Has New Paper on Risk of Arming Teachers
A Johns Hopkins University public safety leadership professor concludes that arming teachers would be risky and ineffective.
2-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EST
The Mind of a Medalist:
Athletes who make it to the Olympics have the speed or strength or whatever physical skills it takes to lead the world in their sport. But Johns Hopkins University scientists say (in three videos) that those who ultimately bring home gold have also...
6-Feb-2018 12:05 PM EST
