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Political science May 13, 2024

Analyzing the underlying causes of the food crisis in Gaza

The recent escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict sparked a devastating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. In response to a large-scale attack on Israel by Hamas and its allies, Israel responded with airstrikes, a blockade, ...

Social Sciences May 13, 2024

More than half of Americans give to charity at checkout, survey shows

Fifty-three percent of Americans give impulsively to charities at the checkout, and certain demographics tend to give more, according to a new survey conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New ...

Ecology May 13, 2024

How a long-lost fish species was brought back to Bendigo

The southern pygmy perch hadn't been seen in Bendigo Creek since the mid-19th-century goldrush, when a booming town sprang up around the central Victorian waterway. This attractive small fish, which displays bright colors ...

Space Exploration May 13, 2024

SpaceX shows off its new extravehicular activity suit

In February 2022, SpaceX and entrepreneur/philanthropist Jared Isaacman (commander of the Inspiration4 mission) announced they were launching a new program to "rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities" while supporting ...

Other May 11, 2024

Saturday Citations: Dietary habits of humans; dietary habits of supermassive black holes; saving endangered bilbies

The onset of solar maximum has resulted in severe geomagnetic storms, with the possibility of aurora borealis events this weekend as far south as the northern United States. Do not be alarmed if you see awesome displays of ...

Optics & Photonics May 10, 2024

Strategy uses boron-nitrogen covalent bonds to enable high-performance narrowband electroluminescence

To meet the demands of next-generation ultrahigh-definition displays, the organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) industry is actively pursuing the development of narrowband organic light-emitting materials. Within this effort, ...

Social Sciences May 10, 2024

Researchers: Extreme views about women are infiltrating Australian schools—we need a zero-tolerance response

Earlier this week, two students were expelled from a Melbourne private school for their involvement in creating a spreadsheet that ranked girls using sexist and violent categories (from "wifeys" and "cuties" to "unrapeable").

Astronomy May 10, 2024

Astronomers are on the hunt for Dyson spheres

There's something poetic about humanity's attempt to detect other civilizations somewhere in the Milky Way's expanse. There's also something futile about it. But we're not going to stop. There's little doubt about that.

Cell & Microbiology May 10, 2024

Scientists link oocyte-specific histone H1FOO to better iPS cell generation

A joint research team led by Dr. Akira Kunitomi, a former postdoctoral fellow at CiRA (currently a researcher at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease), and ID Pharma Co., Ltd., has uncovered the crucial role ...

Education May 10, 2024

Einstein and anime: Hong Kong university tests AI professors

Using virtual reality headsets, students at a Hong Kong university travel to a pavilion above the clouds to watch an AI-generated Albert Einstein explain game theory.

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