Early Medieval Europe is frequently viewed as a time of cultural stagnation, often given the misnomer of the 'Dark Ages'. However, analysis has revealed new ideas could spread rapidly as communities were interconnected, creating ...
Archaeology
Jan 21, 2021
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The algorithms that social media platforms use to recommend who we should "follow" are designed to steer us to people who likely share the same ideas and interests.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
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A team of researchers from the U.K., Canada and Hong Kong has developed photocatalytic nanofibers that can be used for the efficient production of hydrogen. In their paper published in the journal Nature Chemistry, the group ...
A trio of researchers, two with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the other the California Institute of Technology, developed computer simulations suggesting that using geoengineering to cool the planet would not ...
Northwestern University researchers have developed the first quantitative model that captures how politicized environments affect U.S. political opinion formation and evolution.
Political science
Sep 29, 2020
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Scientists from the University of Sheffield have used mathematical modelling to understand why flocks of long-tailed tits segregate themselves into different parts of the landscape.
Ecology
Aug 11, 2020
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Since the 1980s, researchers have been running experiments in search of particles that make up dark matter, an invisible substance that permeates our galaxy and universe. Coined dark matter because it gives off no light, ...
General Physics
Jun 16, 2020
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Imagine doing your high school math or history homework while also being the full-time caregiver for your younger sibling.
Education
May 19, 2020
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The economic ideas that dominate global climate policy have undergone a "major transformation" over the past three decades, from strictly market-based notions to recent diversified approaches featuring more government intervention, ...
Economics & Business
May 4, 2020
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Measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus have reduced the demand for fuel and slashed oil prices. Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the chief long-term cause of climate warming, have slid perhaps by one-fifth ...
Economics & Business
Apr 16, 2020
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