Efforts to protect threatened and endangered species in central Africa might be more successful if they focused on a smaller geographic area, new research suggests.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2021
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Volunteer citizen scientists parsing data from a network of telescopes around the world this year identified 10,000 new variable stars in the Milky Way, according to a recent paper.
Astronomy
Nov 10, 2021
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Women are less likely than men to ask for more time to complete projects with adjustable deadlines at work or school, new research finds.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2021
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Experienced older workers will retire eventually, but a new study suggests how employers may persuade some of them to stick around for a few more years.
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2021
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For decades, scientists have wondered how large molecules such as proteins pass through cell walls, also known as plasma membranes, without leaving a trace. That ability is part of what makes certain drugs—including some ...
Biochemistry
Oct 20, 2021
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Americans may respect and admire how individual billionaires—think Oprah Winfrey or Bill Gates—made their billions, even as they rage against the "top 1%" as a group, new research finds.
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2021
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A study of more than 1,000 mothers estranged from their adult children found that nearly 80% believed that an ex-husband or their son- or daughter-in-law had turned their children against them.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2021
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Low-income people were the least likely to reduce their local travel during the COVID-19 lockdown, probably because they still had to go to work, a case study in Columbus suggests.
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2021
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The first look at a threatened rattlesnake species' recent genetic history suggests that inbreeding necessitated by limited habitat may not be as detrimental as theory would predict it to be.
Ecology
Oct 4, 2021
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Vampire bats that form bonds in captivity and continue those "friendships" in the wild also hunt together, meeting up over a meal after independent departures from the roost, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2021
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