Survey reveals diverse motives behind American gun ownership
It is expected that 2020 will denote the biggest year of gun sales in U.S. history.
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rural American West
Much has been written about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban centers and suburbs across the United States, but less discussed is its impact on rural America, especially the rural West.
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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A new type of university is emerging to meet the challenges of today
The world is changing rapidly and in order to serve the human population dealing with those changes, American universities need to change, too. In fact, their role is to model the resiliency that all institutions need to ...
Education
Feb 9, 2021
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Galaxy Mrk 335 examined with AstroSat
Using the AstroSat spacecraft, Indian astronomers have performed multiwavelength observations of a Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy known as Mrk 335. Results of this investigation, presented in a paper published February ...
Fifty years ago, a major earthquake shifted the course of seismology in SoCal
The 1971 San Fernando quake led the USGS and Caltech to join forces, expanding seismic monitoring through the region
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2021
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ATLAS finds evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay
Since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, scientists in the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have been hard at work characterizing its properties and hunting down the diverse ways in which ...
General Physics
Feb 9, 2021
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Six ways satellites make the world a better place
Almost 3,000 operational spacecraft orbit our Earth. This number is growing constantly, thanks to cheaper materials and smaller satellites.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2021
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Snow and bitter cold bring chaos to Germany and Britain
Freezing drivers were stranded for hours in traffic jams in Germany and COVID-19 vaccination centres were shut in Britain on Tuesday as Europe was pummelled by the heaviest snow in years.
Environment
Feb 9, 2021
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3
All in the head? Brains adapt to support new species
Scientists studying forest dwelling butterflies in Central and South America have discovered that changes in the way animals perceive and process information from their environment can support the emergence of new species. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2021
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Phages can anticipate bacteria's location and destroy them before they cause an infection
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified a novel strategy that can eliminate bacteria in a specific location before they cause an infection. The strategy uses a phage, a virus that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 9, 2021
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