Exchange rates are more than just abstract numbers. They determine the value of a Mexican peso, the cost of a German car in the U.S. and whether an Argentine farmer can repay his debts. Jantke de Boer, junior professor of ...
Economics & Business
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Materials that change their shape upon exposure to light are attracting growing interest in applications such as soft robotics, microscale actuators and smart materials. However, the connection between molecular-level structural ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 16, 2026
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Knowing someone who died by firearm suicide is associated with greater recognition of suicide risk, but may not lead to safer storage practices, according to a Rutgers study published in Psychiatry Research.
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2026
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Glimpses of the "gallium anomaly" were first seen in the mid-1990s, but it was first clearly discovered and stated in 2007 by neutrino physicist Carlo Giunti of Italy. The problem is simple to state but potentially very important: ...
Some travelers take the scenic route. Others step on the gas and head straight for the destination. New research suggests southern right whales do much the same when crossing the Southern Ocean.
Ecology
Oct 16, 2026
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The way time is described can shape everything from our motivation to our decision-making, according to new research from behavioral scientist Dr. Deepak Sirwani, an assistant professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business. ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2026
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Chemical predictions can help prevent unwanted reactions or improve the efficacy of industrial processes, among other applications, but predicting how chemicals interact can be costly and time-consuming—especially because ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 16, 2026
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Almost all change is difficult: adapting your lifestyle, a reorganization at work, or starting to use gender-neutral language. When behavioral change is required, resistance is therefore often encountered. As a result, it ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2026
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Future Arctic winter sea ice is likely to shrink by around 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles) more than previously thought, after researchers used clues from a warm period 6,000 years ago to improve the reliability ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2026
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The decisive penalty kick in a final, match point in tennis or the last attempt in a competition: When a lot is at stake, even a well-practiced performance can suddenly break down. Yet pressure does not necessarily impair ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2026
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