Scientists to dig Jurassic site in Wyoming this summer
Scientists from the U.S. and Europe hope to learn more about a promising new dinosaur site in northern Wyoming this summer.
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Research identifies new e-reader pricing strategy
From Alexa to iTunes to Google Home, for the past few years, tech heavy hitters such as Amazon, Apple, and Google have been building strategic product combinations designed to lure in customers and lock down their loyalty.
Face off—Cyclists not human enough for drivers: study
A new Australian study has found that more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human, with a link between the dehumanisation of bike riders and acts of deliberate aggression towards them on the road.
Study finds that income inequality is driving growing income gap between different regions
There's an old saying about a rising tide lifting all boats—and for more than a century, as the gap between the richest and poorest parts of the United States shrank, it seemed as though, in America at least, it might be ...
Facebook is free, but should it count toward GDP anyway?
For several decades, gross domestic product (GDP), a sum of the value of purchased goods, has been a ubiquitous yardstick of economic activity. More recently, some observers have suggested that GDP falls short because it ...
Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400
Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of "starvation food" eaten in times when other resources were lacking. Now, a University of Florida study suggests ...
Egypt discovers ancient port used by temple builders
Egypt says archaeologists have found a 3,000-year-old port where stones were transported to be used in the building of temples and obelisks.
Cultivation of new mint crops could boost rural economies in Uganda
A new collaborative project will support the development of local communities in rural Uganda by creating and commercialising new varieties of mint.
Dynasties still run the world, study finds
Want to get into politics? It helps if you come from the right family.
Schools are asking students to bring digital devices to class, but are they actually being used?
It's been over ten years since Kevin Rudd's Digital Education Revolution placed small laptops (also called Rudd-tops) into the hands of every Year 9 and up Australian student. Once the scheme was deemed unsustainable, for ...
