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 - ...

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 ...

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.

The discovery of the "exercise hormone" irisin three years ago and more than 170 related papers about it since have been called into question by recent research showing they were based on flawed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Meet the Winners of the 2022 DST Launch Seed Grants Comprising eight teams from across Duke, 20 faculty recognized for high-impact interdisciplinary projects ...

Gender Gap in Math Scores Persists Ratio shrunk over the years, but boys still outnumber girls at highest scores ...

Hau-tieng Wu, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of mathematics and statistical science who joined the Duke University faculty in 2017. Photo by Megan Mendenhall, Duke Photography.

A study of power plants in five states has found that metals and other toxic materials are able to leach out of the unlined pits in which coal ash is currently stored. These materials have been found ...