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Environment Apr 3, 2024

Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens at quarries and a national park, and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings.

Education Apr 2, 2024

School board social media lawsuits: For too long, we've sought individual solutions to a collective problem

Four of the largest school boards in Canada are suing the companies behind popular social media apps Instagram and Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok. According to the Ontario boards, students are "experiencing an attention, learning ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 29, 2024

Easily observing environmental pollution-causing harmful substances through a mobile phone camera

DGIST's Physics and Chemistry Professor Park Jin-hee and her research team have developed a technology that allows easy detection of hazardous chemicals. Allowing one to detect harmful substances by analyzing color changes ...

Political science Mar 28, 2024

Preventive drone attacks based on digital traces are a gray area under international law

Identifying terrorists by analyzing their online activities is an approach that is sometimes at odds with international law, especially if the outcome is death. A study has documented this problematic legal and ethical issue.

Economics & Business Mar 27, 2024

Researchers discover how charities can boost likelihood of donations via smartphone users

Whether you're passionate about rescuing puppies, feeding hungry people, or helping victims of a natural disaster, you're considerably less likely to respond to a charity's appeal for help if you receive it on your smartphone.

Materials Science Mar 23, 2024

Scientists develop ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that turn fabrics into wearable electronics

Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that can be woven into fabrics, turning them into smart wearable electronics. Their work has been published in the journal Nature.

Planetary Sciences Mar 23, 2024

Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipse

Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient.

Social Sciences Mar 22, 2024

Exploration—not work—could be key to a vibrant local economy

The next time you're on a walk, consider stopping by that restaurant you've never been to or the local store you keep meaning to check out. They just might be the key to a vibrant local economy, according to a new study.

Social Sciences Mar 18, 2024

Virtual reality better than video for evoking fear, spurring climate action: Study

Depicting worst-case climate scenarios like expanding deserts and dying coral reefs may better motivate people to support environmental policies when delivered via virtual reality, according to a research team led by Penn ...

Social Sciences Mar 15, 2024

Media scientist studies benefits and risks of smartphone use among children and adolescents

Always on their mobile phones? That can't be good for them. Media Scientist Anne-Linda Camerini is looking into how true this is. The feared effects on young people cannot be clearly proven.

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