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Mathematics Apr 1, 2022

Interactive map gets closer to pinpointing African origins erased during slave trade

A collaboration between CU Boulder's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis and Digital Slavery Research Lab aims to regenerate identities using statsitics.

Other Jan 27, 2022

New underwater camera records stunning 4K video of deep-sea animals and habitats

A delicate drifter that grows longer than a blue whale, colorful gardens of ancient corals teeming with life, towering rocky chimneys spewing hot, mineral-rich water—the deep sea is home to astonishing animals and habitats.

Earth Sciences Dec 10, 2021

With climate change, avalanches are migrating upslope

We now know that the effects of climate change are particularly strong in mountain areas. The substantial impacts on the cryosphere (snow, ice and permafrost) have been well described where changes in glaciers and snow cover ...

Social Sciences Dec 10, 2021

For LGBT+ migrants, dating apps are about much more than sex

When you think of migration, you probably won't immediately think of dating apps. Yet such apps are important to many migrants, such as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer or questioning (LGBT+). Researcher ...

Archaeology Oct 20, 2021

Europeans in the Americas 1,000 years ago

Columbus was not the first European to reach the Americas. The Vikings got there centuries before, although exactly when has remained unclear. Here, an international team of scientists show that Europeans were already active ...

Social Sciences Sep 3, 2021

100 years of Australian fatherhood: How today's dads differ from their grandfathers

Today's Australian fathers are believed to be more "hands on" and engaged with their children than the stereotypical absent breadwinner of generations past.

Environment Aug 20, 2021

Smoke seasons aren't new but our efforts to control wildfires are, and should change

,Like many people, I will remember this summer in shades of gray and red. As snapshots of a dull orange sun circulated social media, "zombie fires" rose from the Russian permafrost, entire towns were wiped off the map and ...

Other Jun 9, 2021

Library of Congress gets health workers' audio COVID diaries

The Library of Congress has acquired a digital archive of the real-time impressions of more than 200 frontline health care workers documenting the country's descent into the coronavirus pandemic.

Archaeology May 20, 2021

Provenance: How an object's origin can facilitate authentic, inclusive storytelling

Passports are a tangible way of showing where one has traveled, as the stamps provide a chronological order that traces an individual's journey across international borders. When an object's origins are not readily apparent, ...

Archaeology Apr 30, 2021

We mapped the 'superhighways' the First Australians used to cross the ancient land

There are many hypotheses about where the Indigenous ancestors first settled in Australia tens of thousands of years ago, but evidence is scarce.

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