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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Written for young people aged eight to 15, the collection has been published in the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. By sparking an interest in science from a young age, the Nobel Collection aims to improve young people’s scientific worldview. Kornberg , awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2006. ABOUT FRONTIERS.

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Global Warming and Disease

The Health Care Blog

Climate change not only leads to northward shifts, but expanded species diversity, accompanied by shorter migratory routes. Spring migrations are now taking place earlier, with age classes, species and flyways significantly altered. Both spell greater mixing and exchange of viruses across avian species.

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Can We Predict Our Ability to Conceive?

BU School of Public Health Blog

Many experts attribute this decline to educational, economic, and social factors that have slowed teen birth rates and prompted a growing trend in delayed childrearing until older ages. The web-based preconception cohort study is the largest of its kind worldwide, following thousands of individuals ages 21-45 who are trying to conceive.