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Reproduction permanently alters females’ bones in ways not previously known, a team of anthropologists has found. Its discovery, based on an analysis of primates, sheds new light on how giving birth can permanently change the body. “Our…

As climate change threatens global food supplies, countries will need to increase the efficiency of food production, bringing about short-term gains, such as decreased deforestation, but long-term risks, including future pandemics…

New research finds that flooding can affect food security for over 5.6 million people across several African nations. The work comes at a time when floods have also devastated Pakistan, India, and large parts of the European Union and the…

Long-term memories rely on both the repetition of events and an intricate neurological learning process in making these memories last, shows a new study by a team of neuroscientists. Its findings provide a more detailed understanding of…

New York University has launched the Wild Animal Welfare Program, which will conduct research and host events that examine the impact of human activity and environmental change on the well-being of wild animals.“The world contains a vast…

A team of physicists has created a new way to self-assemble particles—an advance that offers new promise for building complex and innovative materials at the microscopic level.Self-assembly, introduced in the early 2000s, gives scientists…

As part of a pilot initiative designed to rid New York’s sidewalks and streets of leaky piles of trash bags, Union Square Partnership and NYU today installed new trash enclosure bins at 21 East 15th Street, outside its Carlyle Court…

New York University has awarded the 2022 Callaway Prize for the Best Book on Drama and Theatre to Common Understandings, Poetic Confusion: Playhouses and Playgoers in Elizabethan England by William N. West, a professor of English and…

New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development announced today that singer-songwriter, film composer and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal will be the 2022-23 NYU/Americana Artist-in-Residence. In…

A topical gel that blocks the receptor for a metabolic byproduct called succinate treats gum disease by suppressing inflammation and changing the makeup of bacteria in the mouth, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College…