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Environment Mar 21, 2024

A new way to quantify climate change impacts: 'Outdoor days'

For most people, reading about the difference between a global average temperature rise of 1.5 C versus 2 C doesn't conjure up a clear image of how their daily lives will actually be affected. So, researchers at MIT have ...

Social Sciences Jan 29, 2024

From Baby Boomers to Gen Alpha: Sociology professor asks 'Is it time to stop talking about generations?'

"Millennials don't really want to work. They're far too focused on avocado toast and chai lattes!" Just one of the many clichés expressed by workers over the age of 50. And those being criticized? Well, they often reply ...

Space Exploration Jan 26, 2024

We're heading for Venus: ESA approves EnVision

ESA's next mission to Venus was officially "adopted" today by the Agency's Science Program Committee. EnVision will study Venus from its inner core to its outer atmosphere, giving important new insight into the planet's history, ...

Environment Jan 15, 2024

Waste-eating worms could help reduce damaging greenhouse emissions from dumping food waste into landfill

Fertile Earth Worm Farm is the largest commercial composting operation in South Florida, diverting tons of food scraps from landfills and transforming it into dark, crumbly garden soil.

Social Sciences Sep 20, 2023

Looks matter—handsome bank CEOs can earn a million more than their less attractive colleagues

Appearance significantly influences the compensation of chief executive officers in the banking sector. In American banks, CEOs with more attractive facial features earn, on average, one million dollars more per year than ...

Other Aug 31, 2023

The 'Puss in Boots' effect: How a dog's eye size changes a woman's voice pitch

New scientific research that explores inter-species communication has discovered that women's vocal pitch increases when addressing dogs who have larger eyes.

Earth Sciences Aug 1, 2023

Why is Australia having such a warm winter? A climate expert explains

If you've been out and about the past few days, you may have noticed Australia is experiencing an unseasonably warm winter. It's been t-shirt weather across many parts of the country's east, including Sydney where temperatures ...

Biotechnology Jan 27, 2023

New forensic tools aid fight against sexual assault and other crimes

Technological developments in evidence gathering hold out promise of fewer offenses going unpunished.

Biochemistry Jan 13, 2023

One-pot reaction creates versatile building block for bioactive molecules

Chemists from the University of Groningen have found a simple way to produce previously inaccessible chiral Z-alkenes, molecules that offer a significant synthetic short-cut for the production of bioactive molecules.

Environment Jan 11, 2023

Landscapes need a diversity of flower colors to maximize therapeutic benefits, according to research

In a new article, the Department of Landscape Architecture's Professor Ross Cameron and Ph.D. student Liwen Zhang describe their study, "Flowers—Sunshine for the soul! How does floral color influence preference, feelings ...

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