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Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric. But a new study co-authored by Duke researchers says that after two years of use, EVs have a cleaner bottom line than gas-powered vehicles.

A Honduran bus driver known for his popular bus rides is receiving support from students and faculty as he seeks a way to remain in the U.S. with legal status.

SCIMaP co-founder and University of Pennsylvania researcher Alyssa Sinclair recently spoke with WUNC higher education reporter Brianna Atkinson about the potential impact of a 40% Trump-proposed cut to the NIH.

Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and other NC universities are increasing how much money they put toward federal lobbying amid targeted attacks to higher education funding.

Researchers believe the autonomous robot makes things more efficient for scientists by completing tasks programmed through coding.

Eating excessive calories is 10 times more influential than sedentariness in driving the obesity epidemic, researchers say.

The letter fits into the Trump Administration's wider crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in education, business, and government.

Benjamin Cole was released from prison in June with the help of Duke Law School's Wrongful Convictions Clinic after serving 27 years for a murder he maintains he did not commit.

The first images from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory debuted on June 23, 2025. Scientists at Duke and across the world await the groundbreaking data it will come to collect.

Universities across the country are bracing for the impacts of billions of dollars in federal funding cuts. Young scholars worry about how university preparations for the budget hit – from lowering graduate student admissions to freezing hiring – will impact their job outlook.