Dusty barns, gleaming stables and damp basements. These are all places where you might find a house mouse – or a member of my research team.

I’m an evolutionary biologist[1], and my lab at Drexel University studies wild house mice. With help from

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Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women[1] in the U.S. and is currently one of the leading causes of

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Federal spending on fundamental scientific research is pivotal to America’s long-term economic competitiveness and growth. But less than two years after agreeing the U.S. needed to invest[1] tens of billions of dollars more in basic research than it had

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On April 8, 2024, millions across the U.S. will have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to view a total solar eclipse. Cities including[1] Austin, Texas; Buffalo, New York; and Cleveland, Ohio, will have a direct view of this rare cosmic event that lasts for

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On April 8, 2024, and for the second time in the past decade, people in the U.S. will have an opportunity to view a total solar eclipse[1]. But to do so safely, you’ll need to wear proper protection[2], or risk eye damage.

Earth is the only planet in

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Is or was there life on Mars? That profound question is so complex that it will not be fully answered by the two NASA rovers now exploring it[1].

But because of the literal groundwork the rovers are performing, scientists are finally investigating,

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