This is the first in a series of stories about some of our newest Blue Devils. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where women and girls over age 12 are strictly prohibited from attending ...

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 ...

Four rising seniors whose undergraduate research has already uncovered discoveries in fields from cancer biology to the cultural influence of music have been named the 2025 Faculty Scholars, the ...

The parrot's brain has a nested 'core and shell' structure for vocal learning. Neurons in the shell surrounding the established vocal centers of the parrot brain play a part in vocal learning and ...

Conservative Protestants tend to save less and accumulate fewer assets than other Americans, and their religious beliefs contribute to their low wealth, according to a new study by a Duke University ...

There are no hyphens when it comes to describing the French. All people in France are simply French. As a French citizen, your allegiance to France trumps all other aspects of your identity. In fact, ...

Despite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a new study of male-female size differences in extinct big cats. Commonly ...

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 ...

The scene repeated over and over: a car delivering a new Duke student pulled up and a swarm of very vocal upperclassmen surrounded it, chanting the three-word soundtrack of move-in day: “Pop that ...

If move-in day was an Olympic sport for Duke administrators, President Vincent Price and Gary Bennett, the dean of Trinity College Arts and Sciences, were early medal contenders. But then, Price, in a ...

To celebrate Women's History Month, Dr. Mary Klotman, dean of the School of Medicine, shares a recap of various women she has interviewed who are addressing community-important health and equity ...

The Office for Research & Innovation has awarded funding to eight, interdisciplinary projects as part of the inaugural Duke Science and Technology (DST) Launch Seed Grant Program. This year’s winners ...