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Environment Apr 10, 2024

New approach needed to save Australia's non-perennial rivers

Non-perennial rivers, which stop flowing at some point each year, dominate surface water movement across Australia, yet monitoring the continued health of these vital waterways demands a new type of research attention.

Space Exploration Mar 26, 2024

Saturn's moon Enceladus top target for ESA

A fresh, icy crust hides a deep, enigmatic ocean. Plumes of water burst through cracks in the ice, shooting into space. An intrepid lander collects samples and analyzes them for hints of life.

Social Sciences Mar 18, 2024

If polyamory is on the rise, there may be good economic reasons. But economist says arrangements are 'tricky'

Social attitudes toward dating may be a factor driving interest in polyamory, but economic forces could also be playing a role, says Mindy Marks, associate professor of economics at Northeastern University.

Social Sciences Mar 14, 2024

Terminator-style robots more likely to be blamed for civilian deaths

Advanced killer robots are more likely to be blamed for civilian deaths than military machines, new research has revealed. The University of Essex study shows that high-tech bots will be held more responsible for fatalities ...

Condensed Matter Mar 5, 2024

Shortcut to success: Toward fast and robust quantum control through accelerating adiabatic passage

In work published in Physical Review Letters researchers at Osaka University's Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN) used "the shortcuts to the adiabaticity (STA)" method to greatly speed-up the adiabatic ...

Social Sciences Mar 2, 2024

Billionaires are building bunkers and buying islands—are they prepping for apocalypse or pioneering a new feudalism?

In December 2023, WIRED reported that Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta and one of the foremost architects of today's social-media-dominated world, has been buying up large swathes of the Hawaiian island Kauai.

Social Sciences Feb 25, 2024

The psychology of great artists: Beyond the myth of the lone, tortured genius

In our constant quest to understand artists and their genius, we often put them on a pedestal, or we assume that they are otherworldly beings with incomprehensible thoughts. This myth, though common, distances us from everything ...

Social Sciences Feb 23, 2024

The danger of reading too much into IQ tests, and the crucial cognitive skills they don't measure

Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test scores are too often abused. They says it's unfair that when children "fail" these tests it can mean they receive a worse secondary education than their more successful ...

Economics & Business Feb 21, 2024

More bang for the buck in influencer marketing: Focus on influencers with smaller followings, say study

Researchers from University of Mannheim, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Reichman University, and University of Basel published a new study that examines the effectiveness of paid influencer endorsements, particularly for DTC ...

Economics & Business Feb 18, 2024

From Coke cans to shoes to menus: What's behind the rise in personalized products?

Customized shoes, personalized drinks and specialized menu offerings. In a world where carbon copies of products are everywhere, retailers have to make their products stand out and provide customers with a unique purchasing ...

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