Low-income Americans are eating too much salt, new study finds

BOSTON – A new study in JAMA Network Open finds that poorer Americans are eating too much salt, and the excess salt intake is taking a toll on their health. Researchers at Vanderbilt University ... Read More

Vanderbilt University is developing new college for AI, computer and data science

The college, which will be the first new college at the university since Vanderbilt and the Blair School of Music merged in 1981, will collaborate with all of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges. Read More

Vanderbilt Plans New College of Computing, AI and Data Science

Vanderbilt University last week announced plans for a new interdisciplinary college to focus on computer science, AI and data science in order to strengthen research in those fields and better ... Read More

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To Accelerate Biosphere Science, Reconnect Three Scientific Cultures Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers who study Earth's biosphere tend to operate from one of three scientific cultures, each with ... Read More

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38 Trillion Dollars in Damages Each Year: World Economy Already Committed to Income Reduction of 19 % Due to Climate Change ... New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health Apr. 16, 2024 — A new study ... Read More

Free science resources for educators and parents

Schools around the world have closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving parents and teachers scrambling to figure out how kids can learn at home. We can help! Science News Explores and the ... Read More

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This surge of gamma rays, the most energetic form of light, unleashed in just a tenth of a second the amount of energy our sun would emit in a span of roughly 10,000 years, they said. Russia, US clash ... Read More

Vanderbilt University claims a commitment to free speech. But does it deliver?

A string of student demonstrations on Vanderbilt University’s campus over the ... policy and were “not peaceful,” citing the moment students pushed their way past a university employee ... Read More

You're Not Just Old ― Science Says Songs Really Are Getting Worse

It’s not so much my skin or ... But fellow cranks, take heart ― new research suggests that the belief isn’t all in our bitter, non-gen-Z heads. The study, published in Scientific Reports ... Read More

Climate and Environment

This interactive F.A.Q. will tackle your climate questions big and small. The fate of Colombia’s rainforest may lay in the hands of a rebel group linked to drugs and illegal mining. New research ... Read More

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