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Social Sciences 10 hours ago

Will checking character references really help you find the best candidate for a job?

Finding the best person to fill a position can be tough, from drafting a job ad to producing a shortlist of top interview candidates.

Evolution Apr 25, 2024

The rise of microbial cheaters in iron-limited environments: Study reveals their evolutionary history

Competition and cooperation are fundamental forces that govern the evolutionary and ecological dynamics among species. The balance between these forces varies across ecological contexts, with some environments favoring cooperative ...

Social Sciences Apr 24, 2024

Investigating the stereotypes pre-service teachers associate with pupils with special educational needs

In the course of inclusion, teachers are increasingly instructing pupils with special educational needs. Stereotypes regarding these children and adolescents can influence how the teachers deal with them. The DIPF | Leibniz ...

Superconductivity Apr 24, 2024

Scientists develop novel one-dimensional superconductor

In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 24, 2024

COVID-19 virus disrupts protein production: Researcher discusses her recent findings

Despite huge advances in our understanding of COVID-19 over the past four years, the disease is still very much among us—and there remains a lot to learn.

Evolution Apr 23, 2024

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago, pushing back previous oldest dated example

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 23, 2024

A universal framework for spatial biology

Biological processes are framed by the context they take place in. A new tool developed by the Stegle Group from EMBL Heidelberg and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) helps put molecular biology research findings in ...

Plants & Animals Apr 20, 2024

East Africa's 'soda lakes' are rising, threatening their iconic flamingos

Huge pink flocks of millions of flamingos—flamboyances of flamingos—are one of nature's great spectacles. But colleagues and I have uncovered worrying trends in the salty and highly-alkaline "soda lakes" of east Africa ...

Earth Sciences Apr 19, 2024

Weather prediction models can also forecast satellite displacements

New research finds that modern weather models can accurately predict satellite movements due to the energy emitted and reflected by the Earth. In addition to weather prediction, weather models can also help understand and ...

Social Sciences Apr 17, 2024

AI has the power to revolutionize lending, but at a cost to people with lower credit scores

As artificial intelligence (AI) steadily increases its hold on the global economy, one of many areas ripe for disruption is consumer pricing. In situations where different consumers are offered the same product or service ...

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