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Plants & Animals Apr 26, 2024

Scientists suggest using mobile device location data for studying human-wildlife interactions

When did you last go anywhere without your cell phone? From maps and weather apps to social media platforms, we give consent for our phones to trace our footsteps and behavior. These curated mobility data are often used for ...

Education Apr 25, 2024

Impact of COVID-19 'will affect exam results well into the 2030s,' says study

Educational damage from the COVID-19 pandemic will have an impact on school pupils well into the 2030s, according to a study involving the University of Strathclyde.

Political science Apr 25, 2024

New 'cold war' grows ever warmer as the prospect of a nuclear arms race hots up

Champagne corks popped on December 3, 1989 as Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US president George H.W. Bush met on the cruise ship, Maxim Gorky, off the coast of Malta to declare the end of the cold war.

Evolution Apr 25, 2024

Yeast study offers possible answer to why some species are generalists and others specialists

In a landmark study based on one of the most comprehensive genomic datasets ever assembled, a team led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Vanderbilt University offer a possible answer to one of the ...

Economics & Business Apr 25, 2024

The US is one of the world's least trade-oriented countries—despite laying groundwork for today's globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isn't very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product—a metric economists ...

Evolution Apr 24, 2024

Researcher finds that wood frogs evolved rapidly in response to road salts

When we think of evolution, we think of a process that happens over hundreds or thousands of years. In research published in Ecology and Evolution a team led by Rick Relyea, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences and David ...

Earth Sciences Apr 24, 2024

Scientists demonstrate high-resolution lidar sees birth zone of cloud droplets, a first-ever remote observation

A team led by atmospheric scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has demonstrated the first-ever remote observations of the fine-scale structure at the base of clouds. The results, just ...

Social Sciences Apr 24, 2024

Study: Sharing household chores can lead to income gains

Married women in patriarchal societies become more socially and financially independent when they participate in counseling with their spouses aimed at breaking gender norms, according to new research from a University of ...

General Physics Apr 23, 2024

How light can vaporize water without the need for heat

It's the most fundamental of processes—the evaporation of water from the surfaces of oceans and lakes, the burning off of fog in the morning sun, and the drying of briny ponds that leaves solid salt behind. Evaporation ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 23, 2024

Synthesizing highly efficient carbohelicenes for circularly polarized luminescence emitters

Helicenes are organic molecules that gained widespread popularity due to their unique helical π-conjugated molecular structure, where the benzene rings are ortho-fused, resulting in excellent chiroptical properties such ...

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