As much of the world prepares to turn clocks back an hour this fall, new research from the University of Oregon finds the annual spring forward to daylight saving time affects worker productivity more than previously thought.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2024
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A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River.
Environment
Oct 29, 2024
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Russian researchers have developed an experimental setup that will help simulate gas-dynamic processes and predict explosions in Arctic soils.
Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2024
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A groundbreaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons, helping to reduce human-elephant ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2024
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China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2024
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An expert on missing persons and unidentified human remains is hoping her research can help bring about a change in the law.
Political science
Oct 29, 2024
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Humanity faces an "existential crisis" caused by its rapacious destruction of life-sustaining nature, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned delegates Tuesday at a major biodiversity summit in Colombia.
Ecology
Oct 29, 2024
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In North Carolina, one in four households relies on a private well as their primary source of drinking water. The state has the highest number of private wells in the nation, yet a lack of regulation poses serious public ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2024
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Achieving a sustainable society requires the development of advanced degradable plastics, or polymers, which are molecules composed of long chains of repeating units. The goal of a resource-circulating society is now one ...
Polymers
Oct 29, 2024
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A study undertaken by a student at The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within the Medina Estuary on the Isle of Wight.
Environment
Oct 29, 2024
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