Cars built in the last decade have been shown to be safer than older models, including in the most common types of crashes—frontal collisions. However, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Virginia's ...
Automotive
Jul 10, 2019
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Imagine becoming a zombie and digging your own grave. OK, don't imagine that.
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2019
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A University of Virginia-led National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report has found that adolescence, like infancy, is a critical period of development—and it is not being used to its full potential by ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2019
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Besides its decennial official count, the U.S. Census Bureau produces national population projections every few years, but these projections are not broken down by state.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2019
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Each year, women flee Central America seeking a better life. Many want a better life in the United States, some settle in Mexico and others do not have a plan. In this journey, these migrants face a series of hazards, from ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2019
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When a hard-hitting frontal car crash occurs, seatbelts engage and airbags deploy. It all happens in milliseconds, and the vehicle's safety features save lives. But these safety systems are not perfect, and are not optimized ...
Engineering
Feb 6, 2019
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A new study argues that "social class transitioners" – people who move between different socioeconomic classes through their lifetime – bring a unique and valuable skillset to the workplace.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2018
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Sometime in the early 2020s, NASA intends to launch a spacecraft that will orbit and possibly even place a lander on Europa, a moon of Jupiter – an object of much interest because it could harbor conditions that are suitable ...
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2018
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A large-scale, long-term experiment on kelp forests off Southern California brings new insight to how the biodiversity of coastal ecosystems could be impacted over time as a changing climate potentially increases the frequency ...
Ecology
Oct 30, 2018
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In his final, posthumously published book, famed physicist Stephen Hawking raises an alarm about the dangers of artificial intelligence, or AI, and the existential threat it could pose to humanity.
Machine learning & AI
Oct 29, 2018
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