Last update:
Other Sciences news
More and more people are missing from official census data
Researchers are warning that millions of people around the world aren't being counted in census and survey data, leaving policymakers in the dark about the populations they govern.
Political science
10 hours ago
2
45
Stone tools from a cave on South Africa's coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today's world.
Archaeology
11 hours ago
0
37
Misogyny has become a political strategy—here's how the pandemic helped make it happen
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more overt forms of gendered hate have jumped from obscure internet forums into the mainstream, shaping culture and policy.
Social Sciences
12 hours ago
0
20
World Refugee Day: Prolonged refugee separation is harming families—and Canada's economy
As World Refugee Day approaches on June 20, advocates and health experts are calling on the Canadian government to urgently address prolonged family separation for refugees. With wait times for family reunification now averaging ...
Social Sciences
12 hours ago
0
0
Auditors can prevent fraud just by tipping their hand
If you've ever played poker, chances are you used strategic reasoning, a method of thinking that involves making informed decisions by understanding and anticipating the actions of others.
Economics & Business
12 hours ago
0
0
Police in England and Wales to get more money—but increasing funding won't necessarily mean less crime
Police spending will rise by a real-terms 2.3% per year between now and 2028–29, the government announced in its latest spending review, drawn from local council tax. The government says this will help its mission to put ...
Economics & Business
12 hours ago
0
0
Pleasure and pain: What nude sunrise swims in winter tells us about social connection
Enduring discomfort together may bring people closer, especially when it's mixed with a bit of joy, according to a study involving mass mid-winter river swims.
Social Sciences
12 hours ago
0
0
Gossip, redefined: Research shows the surprising power of positive talk in teams
Mean Girls and pop culture has taught us to fear gossip as toxic and cruel, the whispered fuel of cliques and drama. But what if we've been getting gossip all wrong? New research from UNM's organizational behavior team suggests ...
Social Sciences
12 hours ago
0
1
Launching a new product during a recession can pay off, research shows
Lower consumer spending and higher unemployment can make a recession seem like an inauspicious time to take a new product to market.
Economics & Business
13 hours ago
0
0
How discussion becomes discord: Three avoidable steps on the path to polarization
Many of us have become immersed in debates with family about a contentious political issue, or found ourselves on the other side of a political divide than our friends. In these contentious times, it can be all too easy for ...
Social Sciences
13 hours ago
0
1
Kicked out for coming out: More than half of LGBTIQ+ roommates face discrimination for their identity, finds study
People who belong to the LGBTIQ+ community say shared housing is fraught with difficulties that go well beyond learning new routines and sharing space with strangers.
Social Sciences
8 hours ago
0
1
'Upstart Crow'—who insulted Shakespeare, and why?
New research has cast fresh doubt on the origins of one of the most famous insults aimed at William Shakespeare, pointing the finger at a friend of the Bard.
Archaeology
14 hours ago
0
1
Study finds rival news sources may escalate misinformation to attract audiences
When news sources aligned to a particular business or political ideology choose to share misinformation, it can trigger an "arms race" where their rivals start sharing their own misinformation to compete, according to an ...
Social Sciences
14 hours ago
0
0
School playgrounds are one of the main locations for bullying. How can they be set up to stop it?
Children spend thousands of hours in playgrounds at school. A lot of this time does not have the same levels of teacher preparation and supervision as classrooms do.
Social Sciences
14 hours ago
0
0
Youth offending drops with stable housing—study
Safe, stable housing is key to reducing youth offending, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led research has found. The study looked at the relationship between different types of housing assistance—emergency ...
Social Sciences
15 hours ago
0
0
Most women want children, but half are unsure if they will
As concern grows about America's falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through—and many won't be that bothered if they don't.
Social Sciences
17 hours ago
0
0
Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find
Businesses that take a strategic approach to design are up to eight times more likely to develop innovative products than those that don't, according to a study by scientists from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Economics & Business
17 hours ago
0
0
Earliest evidence of humans in the Americas confirmed
Vance Holliday jumped at the invitation to go do geology at New Mexico's White Sands. The landscape, just west of Alamogordo, looks surreal—endless, rolling dunes of fine beige gypsum, left behind by ancient seas. It's ...
Archaeology
Jun 18, 2025
2
295
Instructions—not rewards—are better for encouraging scientific thinking, study finds
People are generally very good at detecting cause-effect relationships. This ability helps us understand the world, learn, make decisions, and predict the future. In short, it helps us adapt and survive. In fact, we are so ...
Education
Jun 18, 2025
1
56
Social factors may determine how human-like we think animals are
From depressed polar bears to charismatic pandas, conservationists have used anthropomorphism, or the practice of attributing human qualities to non-human subjects, to garner public support for conservation efforts.
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2025
0
32
More news
Machiavellianism boosts CEO pay, study finds
'Returnless returns' boost brands among consumers
Sharing positive information at work has clear benefits
Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?
Credit scores of corporate executives may reveal their decisions
Canada needs 'bold ambition' to poach top US researchers
Other news
Ocean 'greening' at poles could spell changes for fisheries
SpaceX Starship explodes during routine test
How two key proteins maintain optimal pH within the Golgi apparatus
Researchers take one small step toward planning life on Mars
AI helps narrow 8,000 catalyst options down to one that supercharges green ammonia
