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Social Sciences Mar 8, 2024

Why do we blame the victim?

In an age of GoFundMe campaigns, it's easier than ever to help family, friends and even strangers in times of need. It's also easy to look the other way. "Most people see themselves as cooperative and generous, but there's ...

Social Sciences Mar 8, 2024

Insurance is the latest weapon financial abusers use against their partners. Here's how we fix it

"They knew we had separated. Why did they let him cancel the policy and refund him the money without giving me a call to let me know the house and contents were no longer insured, or not do it before speaking to me first?"

Social Sciences Mar 8, 2024

Personal trauma and criminal offending are closely linked—arguing for justice system reform

New Zealand's justice system is failing. The country has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the OECD, and over 56% of people with prior convictions are reconvicted within two years.

Space Exploration Mar 7, 2024

AI makes a rendezvous in space

Space travel is complex, expensive, and risky. Great sums and valuable payloads are on the line every time one spacecraft docks with another. One slip and a billion-dollar mission could be lost. Aerospace engineers believe ...

Astronomy Mar 7, 2024

Scientists solve the riddle of nitrogen-rich galaxy 440 million years after the Big Bang

For the first time, scientists have been able to explain the mystery behind the unusual chemical composition in one of the universe's most distant galaxies. The state-of-the-art theoretical model that the breakthrough research ...

Education Mar 7, 2024

Q&A: Writing around an AI taboo—practical ways for teachers to incorporate AI into their classrooms

The ascendance of large language models like ChatGPT has all but wrought a collective existential crisis among writing instructors. Due to a rise in large language model-assisted plagiarism, student essays are no longer reliable ...

Economics & Business Mar 6, 2024

Are women CEOs more risk-averse than men? Not necessarily, study shows

According to a commonly held assumption, women CEOs are more risk-averse than their male counterparts. Some studies have even demonstrated that women in top leadership roles are less likely than men to engage in acquisitions.

Condensed Matter Mar 5, 2024

New soft magnetic materials for a high-frequency future

Imagine tiny magnets powering our world, silently switching energy on and off in phones, cars, and even power grids. These unsung heroes are called soft magnetic materials. However, as devices become faster and more efficient, ...

Environment Mar 5, 2024

Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City

The gnarled icon of the Old West—ominously featured in movies as gunslingers square off on dusty streets and townsfolk shake behind curtained windows—rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes ...

Earth Sciences Mar 5, 2024

After decades of Arctic sea ice getting faster, models suggest a dramatic reversal is coming

Will ice floating in the Arctic Ocean move faster or slower over the coming decades? The answer to this question will tell us whether marine transportation can be expected to get more or less hazardous. It might also have ...

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