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Haiti's Revolution and the United States The historical events that led to Haiti's independence -- and to the document found by Duke graduate student Julia Gaffield -- began taking shape a few years ...

A first draft of the “tree of life” for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes -- from platypuses to puffballs -- has been released.A collaborative effort among ...

Logo Can Make You 'Think Different' Researchers find that even the briefest exposure to well-known brands can cause people to behave in ways that mirror those brands' traits.

Study Suggests Why Parents Stricter With Older Children A new study concludes that parents punish older children more harshly -- and they're wise to do so.

Hiroaki Matsunami led a team of scientists who systematically explored the triggers for specific odor receptors in the nose. No two people apparently smell things the same way. Photo credit - ...

This website provides information about the "Duke Lacrosse Case" in which three Duke players were accused in 2006 of rape and other crimes they did not commit. It includes links to the following ...

How Much Water Does U.S. Fracking Really Use? Water used in fracking makes up less than 1 percent of total industrial water use nationwide, study finds ...

Duke Study: Homework Helps Students Succeed in School, As Long as There Isn't Too Much The study, led by professor Harris Cooper, also shows that the positive correlation is much stronger for ...

3-D imaging of fossils is not new. A technique called micro-computed tomography uses X-rays to create a 3-D model of a fossil from a series of cross-sectional slices, using an amped-up version of the ...

Baby's Innate Number Sense Predicts Future Math Skill Innate ability to identify quantities previews future mathematics performance ...

Church might be good for the soul, but it can be bad for one’s waistline, says a new report from Duke University. Research from Duke’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity shows that black men ...