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Ecology May 18, 2021

Study: Warm water 'blob' put whales on collision course with crab-fishing lines

If you lived on the West Coast anytime in the past several years, you may remember news of "the Blob"—not a horror movie monster but a mass of warm water that resulted from a marine heat wave in 2014 and 2015. A new publication ...

Social Sciences Mar 29, 2021

Racial diversity within a church is associated with higher average attendance over time

United Methodist churches—whether the congregation is white or not—have higher attendance when located within white neighborhoods. But racial diversity within a church is associated with higher average attendance over ...

Social Sciences Mar 22, 2021

United States ranks lowest in overall policies to help parents support children

National work-family policies that give lower-income families more time together while allowing them paid time off are more effective for children's psychological health than cash transfers, according to a study of developed ...

Social Sciences Mar 2, 2021

Black NBA players have shorter careers than white players: study

Black players in the NBA have 30% greater odds of leaving the league in any given season than white players who have equivalent performance on the court, a new study finds.

Space Exploration Feb 11, 2021

Mars mission inspires growing fan base back in China

Cui Tingting dyed her hair Mars red for the arrival of China's spacecraft at the planet known in Chinese as the Fire Star.

Social Sciences Feb 3, 2021

Research indicates gender disparity in academic achievement and leadership positions

New research on gender inequality indicates that fewer leadership prospects in the workplace apply even to women who show the most promise early on in their academic careers.

Earth Sciences Jan 12, 2021

Non-classical photosynthesis by earth's inorganic semiconducting minerals

Photosynthesis, the process by which plants and other organisms convert sunlight into chemical energy, has been a major player during the evolution of life and our planet's atmosphere. Although most of the ins and outs of ...

Social Sciences Dec 23, 2020

Ethnic studies curriculum tied to increased graduation, retention rates, study finds

In 1968, San Francisco State University activists made history by organizing the longest student-led strike in the U.S. What did they want? Curricula that represent people of color.

Space Exploration Dec 11, 2020

Window opens for Virgin Galactic test flight from spaceport

The window opened Friday for Virgin Galactic's first rocket-powered test flight from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico as the company prepares for commercial flights next year, but the exact timing of the launch will ...

Economics & Business Aug 27, 2020

Terms in Seattle-area rental ads reinforce neighborhood segregation

A new University of Washington study of thousands of local rental ads finds a pattern of "racialized language" that can perpetuate neighborhood segregation, using specific terms to describe apartments in different areas of ...

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