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New research brings together 7,000 years of history in South Arabia to show how ancient pastoralists changed placement and construction of monuments over time in the face of environmental and cultural forces. @ASCatOSU news.osu.edu/a-sweeping-stu…
Higher use of educational media by first graders was associated with both more time spent reading and less overall time in front of a screen – a signal that educational video, app and game use is not replacing reading. @CraneCenterOSU @OSUehe news.osu.edu/first-graders-…
A new study shows how extreme weather and power outages can impact socially vulnerable populations in counties near the U.S. Gulf Coast. @osucsw news.osu.edu/new-study-link…
In utero exposure to two liquid ingredients in e-cigarettes – minus the nicotine that drives addiction – can alter skull shape during fetal development, a new study in mice has found. @OhioStateMed news.osu.edu/fetal-exposure…
Comics scholar Michelle Ann Abate argues that memes are an important new type of digital comic. “Memes use a lot of the same visual and verbal elements that go into a comic, and those elements function in a very similar way." @OSUehe news.osu.edu/most-of-us-lov…
If you find yourself routinely throwing away groceries and leftovers the night before you check out of an Airbnb, you’re not alone: A new study values the food wasted by U.S. vacation renters at about $2 billion each year. @CFAES_OSU news.osu.edu/us-vacation-re…
How out-of-touch are popular teen movies? Researchers studied 53 movies in which the main character was high school-aged. Only 2 of 53 characters dealt with acne or body hair. None navigated growth spurts, muscle development or voice changes. @ASCatOSU news.osu.edu/popular-teen-m…
A study of long-tailed macaques suggests the monkeys seem to like some of the same kind of video content that humans do: ones featuring aggression and individuals they know. @ASCatOSU @OhioStateComm news.osu.edu/like-humans-mo…
Almost 1 in 10 workers in their 30s uses alcohol, marijuana or hard drugs like cocaine while on the job in the United States, a new study has found. @osucsw news.osu.edu/9-of-young-us-…
While emerging evidence suggests pesticides can be toxic to the mix of microorganisms in the digestive system, a new study is the first to map changes to specific gut bacteria based on interactions between human microbes and insect-killing chemicals. news.osu.edu/how-gut-bacter…
For the first time, researchers have found that lung cancer patients who have a combination of high levels of depression and inflammation at diagnosis are later found with continuing depressive symptoms in the next several months. @ASCatOSU @OSUCCC_James news.osu.edu/depression--in…
As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through – and many won’t be that bothered if they don’t. @ASCatOSU news.osu.edu/most-women-wan…
Corporate executives with subprime credit scores tend to make poorer business decisions involving risk, a new experiment shows. They tend to be "yes persons" who seek consensus even when it is counterproductive. @Glenn_college news.osu.edu/credit-scores-…
Whether you have a rebellious personality or not, most people imagine they are better at overcoming pressure to violate their own principles than they really are, finds a new study. @ASCatOSU news.osu.edu/why-resisting-…
Devices made with cheap strips of paper have outperformed two other testing methods in detecting malaria infection in asymptomatic people in Ghana – a diagnostic advance that could accelerate efforts to eliminate the disease, researchers say. @ASCatOSU news.osu.edu/paper-based-de…
Researchers have developed a composite material that can absorb about 70% of impact force under the best conditions -- making it a promising material for helmets and other headgear to prevent concussions. @OhioStateMed news.osu.edu/ohio-state-res…
On May 30, Taylor Swift announced that “All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.” Two Ohio State professors offer their thoughts on what this means for the record industry and for musical artists. @ASCatOSU @FisherOSU news.osu.edu/taylor-swift-o…
Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain understudied clues into Earth’s environmental future, according to researchers. @ASCatOSU news.osu.edu/under-the-paci…
“A large language model can’t smell a rose, touch the petals of a daisy or walk through a field of wildflowers. Without those sensory and motor experiences, it can’t truly represent what a flower is in all its richness." @ASCatOSU news.osu.edu/why-ai-cant-un…
A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus’s infectious success: Zika uses host cells’ own “self-care” system to suppress the host proteins that the virus has employed to get into those cells in the first place. @OSUVetCollege news.osu.edu/zika-virus-use…
