The fossil fuel era is coming to an end, but the lawsuits are just beginning
"Coal is dead."
Environment
Dec 19, 2018
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Physics instructor writes book on shock waves
A sonic boom and a thunderclap may seem like different phenomena, but their behavior is the same, according to SDState Physics Instructor W. Robert Matson. This is one of the ways he explains shock waves in "Sonic Thunder," ...
General Physics
Dec 19, 2018
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Daimler, BMW win green light for car-sharing merger
German carmakers Daimler and BMW said Wednesday they had won final approval to merge their car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow, paving the way for the creation of a European giant to challenge the likes of Uber.
Automotive
Dec 19, 2018
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Research shows there's a gold standard for tipping
Consumers equate gold with status and luxury—and it turns out seeing the color makes them more generous tippers, according to new research from University of Dayton Assistant Professor of Marketing Na Young Lee.
Economics & Business
Dec 19, 2018
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Broadening the biodiversity catalogue of spider populations in the Iberian Peninsula
The biodiversity catalogue of Iberian Peninsula spiders now includes a dozen new species from seven newly discovered families mainly found in soil, according to an article led by Professor Miquel Àngel Arnedo from the Faculty ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2018
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Study shows women lower their voice when competing for a man
A team of researchers with members from the U.K., Poland and Germany has found that women tend to lower their voices when competing sexually for a man. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group ...
US cybersecurity firm: Hackers stole EU diplomatic cables
Hackers have spent years eavesdropping on the diplomatic communications of European Union officials, a U.S. cybersecurity firm said Wednesday, an operation disrupted only after researchers discovered hundreds of intercepted ...
Security
Dec 19, 2018
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EU electricity reform calls end to coal subsidies
European Union member states and the European Parliament agreed Wednesday to reform the bloc's electricity market, including a call to end coal subsidies by 2025.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 19, 2018
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Did the Brexit referendum politically disengage women?
New research published in the European Journal of Politics and Gender claims that the Brexit referendum campaigns in 2016 did not produce high quality political engagement for women.
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2018
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High levels of carcinogenic chemical found in everyday consumer products
High levels of the carcinogenic chemical cadmium can still be found in everyday household products like second-hand plastic toys, drinking glasses, alcoholic beverage bottles, ceramics and artists' paints, according to new ...
Environment
Dec 19, 2018
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