Friends in high places can lead to questionable spending
Having friends in high places such as the U.S. Congress can lead to reckless behavior at the local government level, according to a new study.
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Fossil fish with platypus-like snout shows that coral reefs have long been evolution hotspots
Coral reefs are well known today for their incredibly diverse and abundant marine life, including fish species ranging from delicate butterflyfish to huge humphead wrasse and ornate lionfish.
New tool using Facebook data shows worldwide gender gap
An international group of researchers, involving scientists from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna & Medical University of Vienna and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, developed a tool to track and analyse gender inequality ...
Multiracial congregations have nearly doubled in the United States
The percentage of multiracial congregations in the United States has nearly doubled, with about one in five American congregants attending a place of worship that is racially mixed, according to a Baylor University study.
Flexible content delivery, student-faculty interaction frees time without hurting grades
Medical students face an intense schedule and workload and often struggle to juggle their priorities. Similarly, medical school faculty must find time in their busy schedules to prepare lectures and for face-to-face interaction ...
Does good attendance equal good grades?
Studies of classroom attendance patterns in undergraduate students have shown that attendance and performance go hand in hand—attending class is the key to reaping the rewards of academic achievement. However, many of these ...
Strange 'nude' fossil creature from half a billion years ago
Scientists have discovered the fossil of an unusual large-bodied 'nude' sea-creature from half a billion years ago.
Age limit for federal food assistance program impacts reading scores, learning
Nearly 1 million children face food insecurity simply because they were born late in the year. No safety net coverage exists for these children when they age out of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants ...
Popular streaming playlists can boost a song's revenue by up to $163k
Artists lucky enough to find their song on 'Today's Top Hits', a Spotify playlist with over 20 million followers, could see a boost in popularity worth between $116k and $163k in additional streaming revenue.
Liberals do drink more lattes, but maybe not for the reasons you think
The term "latte liberal" has been a popular way to disparage American progressives as uppity and out of touch, but does a person's coffee preference really say something about his or her political ideology?
