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"Somebody with a technical background might think in a little bit different than the way, for instance, that a lawyer would think," says Chrissy Houlahan, a new lawmaker with a STEM background.

As science becomes more diverse, scientific collaborators are growing more diverse, too. New research exploring the effect of this change suggests the diversity of the teams that produce scientific research play a big role in how successful the science turns out to be.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with University of Florida scientist Lisa Taylor about her lab's use of human makeup in experiments about spider coloration and mating.

Acclaimed guitarist Derek Trucks knows something about musical lineage. He joined his uncle to play in The Allman Brothers Band, and has just released a new studio album with his own band. Songlines is named for a book about Aboriginal creation myth.

Three Omaha locations were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places by The National Park Service.David Calease, National Register…

Nineteen states have passed legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. But those laws won't take effect until Congress makes it legal. And the medical community sees one major problem.

By Katie Knapp SchubertOmaha, NE – Preventing and reducing the number of preterm births is the focus of this month's Science Cafe.Doctor Jack Turman, a…

By Katie Knapp SchubertOmaha, NE – Personalized medicine is the focus of UNMC's latest Science Caf .The field of personalized medicine studies how drug…

Nebraska’s prairies and the wildlife that call them home are the subject of Tuesday's UNMC Science Café.Chris Helzer, program director for the Nature…

Matthew Miller, of Bakersfield, Calif., had entered North Korea on a tourist visa. The country says he sought to be thrown in jail to investigate human rights issues.