Researchers at the University of Barcelona, together with researchers from the University of Zurich (Switzerland) and Brown University (United States), have analyzed more than 10,000 evaluations that were carried out to candidates ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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A new analysis of air pollution data from five large Chinese cities has found statistically significant differences between data from monitoring stations run by local governments and data from stations run by U.S. embassies ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2021
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Water is abundant in the solar system. Even beyond Earth, scientists have detected ice on the moon, in Saturn's rings and in comets, liquid water on Mars and under the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus, and traces of water ...
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2021
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In a new series of experiments, artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms were able to influence people's preferences for fictitious political candidates or potential romantic partners, depending on whether recommendations ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like the one that walloped Texas in February, knocking out power and leaving millions in a deep freeze.
Environment
Apr 21, 2021
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Aristotle called humans "the social animal," and people have recognized for centuries that young people need to be in communities to develop into healthy adults. The ongoing pandemic has caused concern about the effects of ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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Scientists have discovered one of the smallest black holes on record—and the closest one to Earth found to date.
Astronomy
Apr 21, 2021
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Oceans play a vital role in taking the heat out of climate change, but at a cost. New research supported by ESA and using different satellite measurements of various aspects of seawater along with measurements from ships ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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Financial leaders sounding positive when they answer journalists' questions can boost share prices and soothe investors' fears about market risk, a new study reveals.
Economics & Business
Apr 21, 2021
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For more sustainability on a global level, EU legislation should be changed to allow the use of gene editing in organic farming. This is what an international research team involving the Universities of Bayreuth and Göttingen ...
Biotechnology
Apr 21, 2021
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