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The Sonadora Stream in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. (Eric Laverty)
Tropical Trees Show Unexpected Capacity to Adapt to Drought

Most tropical tree species can adjust water-use strategies across rainfall conditions, offering hope in a warmer, drier world.

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A new book, co-edited by Barbara Faedda, focuses on the giant figures of Mont’e Prama.

Chemical engineering professor is recognized for research on early embryonic development. 

Taurine supplements can slow aging in worms, mice, and monkeys, extending the healthy lifespans of middle-aged mice by up to 12%.

Researchers found that a candidate drug significantly reduced the effects of cannabis in daily smokers.

Read what experts at the University have to say about the impact of recent wildfires in Canada on New York City and North America more broadly.

A new paper argues that materials like wood, bacteria, and fungi belong to a newly identified class of matter, "hydration solids."

Daly, GSAS’ 47, is the first Black woman known to have earned a PhD in chemistry in the United States.

Very few large-scale, randomized trials of the effects of vitamins or dietary supplements have been done until now.

Galia Solomonoff and her Housing Lab team researched everything from Governor Hochul’s housing compact to reimagining the shelter system.

David Hellerstein covers everything from psychoanalysis to the DSM diagnostic manual and neuroscience.

A new study shows that the 1987 treaty to protect the ozone has delayed an anticipated climate change milestone by up to 15 years.

Adolescent vapers are much more likely to use cannabis and binge drink.