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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a temporary “e-tattoo” for the palm that can track excitement and stress using the skin’s electrical conductivity. The e-tattoo could be a reliable way for people with conditions such as anxiety or depression to track their emotions.

On Friday, Duke University doctoral students filed to form a federally recognized union, one with the power to negotiate wages and benefits on their behalf. Three days later, the school administration announced its position on the union — and it wasn’t favorable.

At Davos, a Duke University futurist spoke in glowing terms about the promise of ‘brain transparency’ – and downplayed the obvious dystopian risks

Research suggests children were more likely to help animals get out-of-reach items if they already lived with a pet dog.

Now you see them, now you don’t. Some frogs found in South and Central America have the rare ability to turn on and off their nearly transparent appearance, researchers report Thursday in the journal Science. During the day, these nocturnal frogs sleep by hanging underneath tree leaves. Their delicate, greenish…

A species of glass frogs found in South and Central America has the rare ability to turn on and off its transparent appearance

A new study on Northern glass frogs reveals that the amphibians can put about 89 percent of their red blood cells in their liver to make themselves transparent.

William Curry allegedly pretended to be a student at the university and when he was kicked out of one campus he'd just walk straight into another one, telling very similar lies each time

A cell biologist who has spent the past eight years as provost at Duke University has been named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology