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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Is Now Detectable via Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
CMV is the most common intrauterine infection with birth prevalence at approximately one in 150–200 in the United…
Why Do Elephants Have Such Big Ears?
African elephants have the largest ears of any animal, sometimes growing more than six feet long and five…
Developmental Timing of Auditory Deprivation Influences Spatial Memory and Hippocampal Plasticity in Rats
Mirsalehi et al. (2025) published a recent article studying auditory deprivation and related changes in spatial memory and…
Does One Drink Make You Dizzy? Why Alcohol Hits Us Harder as We Age
In the article, “Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age,” National…
Why Wild Animals Don’t Have Floppy Ears
In 1959, a scientist began a domestication experiment with silver foxes. Critics believed the experiment was, at the…
Button Batteries and Socioeconomic Risk
Button batteries, or coin cells as they are also known, are used commonly in small electronics, like watches,…
