At Women's Health Research at Yale, we are committed to advancing the health of a diverse society. We do this in large measure by studying the health of women and the similarities and differences in health outcomes between ...
Social Sciences
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As far as the environment goes, carbon dioxide is probably public enemy number one. This makes it all the more ironic that the UK is currently suffering from a shortage of the gas, which experts warn will affect a variety ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2021
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The shape of rocks is a key factor in assessing rockfall hazard. This is the conclusion of a new study from the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research and ETH Zurich.
General Physics
Sep 21, 2021
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Disputes over fairness can create conflict. Families squabble over inheritances, societies polarize around the question of how to distribute wealth fairly, and nations become mired in territorial quarrels.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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In dark skies around the world there unfolds a nightly battle between bats and the nocturnal insects upon which they feast. You'd have thought bats, equipped as they are with echolocation, in which they navigate using sound, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2021
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3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing by wasting much less material and energy than that by conventional machining and production line assembly. Now, researchers from Japan have made a discovery that will help companies ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 21, 2021
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The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest mass of ice in the world, holding around 60% of the world's fresh water. If it all melted, global average sea levels would rise by 58 meters. But scientists are grappling with exactly ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2021
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An internal Facebook report found that the social media platform's algorithms—the rules its computers follow in deciding the content that you see—enabled disinformation campaigns based in Eastern Europe to reach nearly ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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Heat and drought events may coincide more often due to climate change, with negative consequences for agriculture, according to a new study. Crop yields often drop during hot growing seasons, and combined heat and drought ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2021
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A survey conducted on the North Island's east coast in 2015 found that despite a high level of public awareness of tsunami hazard, there was still plenty of room for improvement in public evacuation intention.
Environment
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