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A hurricane scientist logged a final flight as NOAA released his ashes into Milton's eye
As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes—almost 400. On Tuesday, a crew on a reconnaissance flight into Hurricane Milton helped him make one more, dropping his ...
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Advanced technology discovered under Neolithic dwelling in Denmark
Railroad construction through a farm on the Danish island of Falster has revealed a 5,000-year-old Neolithic site hiding an advanced technology—a stone paved root cellar.
Deleting your Facebook may increase your well-being but reduce your political knowledge
Amid widely shared concerns that social media makes people unhappy, spreads misinformation, and polarizes societies, researchers paid randomly selected participants to deactivate their Facebook accounts during an election, ...
Social Sciences
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Study: Disappointment, not hatred is driving polarization in the states
A new study is redefining how we understand affective polarization. The study proposes that disappointment, rather than hatred, may be the dominant emotion driving the growing divide between ideological groups.
Political science
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Study of young African American men in US cities finds negative perspectives of community, few opportunities
Research has documented the many ways individuals' environments (e.g., community, neighborhood) affect their health. In a new study on gun ownership, researchers surveyed young African American men who lived in high-crime, ...
Social Sciences
15 hours ago
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Research team helps community document skeletal remains found on historic 'poor farm'
On a bright autumn afternoon, a plain wooden box crafted by a local cabinet shop containing skeletal remains was returned to its final resting place during a simple reburial ceremony in Brentwood. Researchers and students ...
Archaeology
14 hours ago
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Using AI to predict climate-driven migration
Despite climate-driven migration becoming more common, socioeconomic factors still play a crucial role in people's decisions to flee, according to a recent study. Research conducted at the University of Skövde, in collaboration ...
Social Sciences
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Assessment of damaged archaeological sites suggests they require individual protection concepts
An analysis of the damage to archaeological sites documented after a heavy rainfall event in July 2021 in parts of Germany shows that several factors increase the risk of damage to archaeological sites due to heavy rainfall ...
Archaeology
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Male CEOs viewed positively for assertive activism stances, study reveals
Investors view CEOs more favorably when they respond to shareholder activism in ways that conform to gender stereotypes, according to new Cornell research.
Economics & Business
20 hours ago
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The unintended consequences of brick-and-mortar's decline
Lately, many big retail brands have been closing physical locations, in what has become known as the "retail apocalypse." Whether the stated reason is declining revenue, or concerns related to "shrinkage" and employee safety ...
Economics & Business
20 hours ago
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Transnational grief: Adding depth to Day of the Dead
Restricted by immigration laws, unauthorized immigrants in the United States face severe challenges, including the inability to visit family members left behind.
Social Sciences
20 hours ago
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Three reasons why teachers should learn to meditate, and it's not (just) about well-being
There is growing evidence that mindfulness-based training programs may support teacher well-being and resilience. This clearly sounds like a good idea, in the current context of alarmingly high rates of teacher stress and ...
Social Sciences
21 hours ago
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Rage clicks: Study shows how political outrage fuels social media engagement
A Tulane University study explains why politically-charged content gets more engagement from those who disagree. Researchers found a "confrontation effect," where people are more likely to interact with content that challenges ...
Social Sciences
20 hours ago
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Archive tells of cracking ancient Greek language
A retired Classics professor from Texas has donated a collection of papers to the University of Cincinnati detailing the deciphering of an ancient Greek language that baffled generations of scholars.
Archaeology
20 hours ago
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'Cajun Navy' hurricane search-and-rescue volunteers are forming long-lasting organizations
The volunteers who take part in search-and-rescue operations and then support disaster survivors belong to organizations that have become more formal and established over the past decade. That's what we found after spending ...
Other
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'Overwhelmed, hopeless, crushed': Australian report reveals how housing crisis is reshaping young people's lives
Australia's housing crisis is severely impacting young people's safety, relationships, health and well-being, education, employment, and ability to plan for the future, according to new report launched in Canberra as part ...
Social Sciences
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Earning an associate degree has varying value for workers based on demographics, researchers find
New research from Virginia Commonwealth University confirms the economic value of completing an associate degree but also unmasks the disparate labor market outcomes for workers of diverse races/ethnicities, sexes and nationalities.
Economics & Business
20 hours ago
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Poverty-level wages pose urgent problem for US childcare, study finds
A new report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at UC Berkeley finds that child care workers in every state struggle with poverty-level wages, even as they nurture and educate our children in the ...
Economics & Business
20 hours ago
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Rental crisis in regional cities prompts rethinking of moves
James Cook University researchers say Cairns is a prime example of a regional city where the rental housing crisis is making people who have moved to the city rethink their choice—and they say city planners must act if ...
Economics & Business
20 hours ago
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Non-Indigenous businesses struggling to boost Indigenous staff numbers
Indigenous-owned businesses in Australia employ Indigenous staff at a rate 12 times higher than non-Indigenous-owned businesses, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.
Social Sciences
21 hours ago
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