When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement and showing where it's headed. But have you ever wondered where they get all that information?
Environment
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Urban planning has a long history of promoting visionary ideas that advocate for particular futures. The most recent is the concept of the 15-minute city, which has gained traction globally.
Environment
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At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was discovered in the last half of December, and R4 since it was the 117th rock to be found in the last couple ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 11, 2025
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Social pressure during adolescence, a stage in which children begin to yearn for acceptance and to feel part of a group, is a cause of cyberbullying, as a series of self-justifications lead those who engage in these attacks ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2025
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Sexual orientation is believed to result from complex processes that are still widely debated. However, for several years, a large body of research has sought to identify potential biological factors. The goal is to show ...
Social Sciences
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The sights, sounds and smells of life in a British woodland have been proven to fill us with joy and boost our well-being, new Kent research has revealed. The paper is available on the SSRN preprint server.
Ecology
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Most major biological molecules, including all proteins, DNA and RNA, point in one direction or another. In other words, they are chiral, or handed. Like how your left glove fits only your left hand and your right glove your ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 11, 2025
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Researchers at the National University of Singapore have reported crossing the blood–brain barrier with help from a modified Lactobacillus plantarum. By delivering an appetite-regulating hormone directly to the olfactory ...
Podcasts have been around for more than two decades, but the last few years—and particularly their influence in the 2024 US election—have solidified their role in the media landscape.
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2025
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I teach a course on the relationship between social media and society at Durham College. As part of their assessments, I ask my students to reflect on their social media use.
Social Sciences
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