China wants to use the Beijing Winter Olympics to showcase its green credentials but there are concerns over the environmental cost of a Games relying on artificial snow in one of the driest places in the country.
Environment
Jan 3, 2022
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In the sports arena, spectators sometimes create a spectacle known as a wave, as successive groups stand up in unison to yell with arms in the air. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on December 22 have shown that ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2021
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From the singing of the national anthem to salutes to military personnel, patriotic displays permeate major sports events in the United States.
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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North Atlantic fishing nations have pledged to better protect the endangered shortfin mako shark by ending overfishing from 2022 and helping stocks to rebound over the next 50 years.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2021
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The past two North American pro-sports seasons have been exceptional in many ways: Fewer games played, more regional travel and more same-city "baseball-style" series with consecutive matchups between the same home and visiting ...
Environment
Nov 16, 2021
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Researchers have made a key advancement in the development of technology to automatically analyze video of hockey games using artificial intelligence.
General Physics
Oct 4, 2021
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Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba have analyzed the "kick-start" technique used by swimmers when beginning a race. On the basis of force and velocity measurements, the ...
Soft Matter
Sep 8, 2021
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A research team led by the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba has reviewed the hydrodynamics literature related to swimming. They identified certain biomechanical aspects, including the relationship ...
Soft Matter
Sep 6, 2021
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Bribery and corruption at huge sporting events—such as the Olympics, World Cups and UEFA club competition finals—can and must be prevented, a new paper from the University of Portsmouth argues.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2021
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Although I have played tennis my whole life, I found a special appreciation for it during the pandemic as it was one of the few outdoor, socially-distanced sports I could play with my classmates at Columbia University. Our ...
Environment
Aug 6, 2021
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