Could the precise architectural form of your residence influence how much you participate in politics? A new study by MIT scholars finds this to be exactly the case—at least in Accra, Ghana, where many people live in semi-communal ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2026
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Ambitious public education policies have the capacity to cushion the role of the "genetic lottery" in people's life chances. This is one of the main conclusions of a scientific study by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), ...
Economics & Business
Jun 25, 2026
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A major new study has raised concerns about how domestic violence and abuse is understood and responded to within children's services.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2026
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A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now sheds light, for the first time, on the carbon intensity of household consumption across much of the world—and thus on the distributional impact of climate ...
Economics & Business
Jun 25, 2026
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In group decision-making, it is critical for each member to engage in discussions with a broader perspective and without fixating on personal values and knowledge. While self-distancing, or stepping back and viewing oneself ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2026
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Reading difficulties, like dyslexia, are common and often affect achievement and outcomes during school and later in life. A new study, published in Current Biology, reports that current methods used to test for reading disabilities ...
Popular music may be reflecting a growing culture of vices, according to new research from the Center for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London. The analysis of musical evolution found that song lyrics have become ...
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2026
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More than 20% of the workload on the world's 500 fastest supercomputers is spent simulating how atoms and molecules move—with applications ranging from material design to identifying drug interactions to understanding protein ...
Mathematics
Jun 24, 2026
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For the first time, scientists have shown that ancient human DNA can survive for thousands of years on cave walls, opening new ways to study prehistoric human activity. This interdisciplinary study was conducted within the ...
Archaeology
Jun 24, 2026
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A new study published in Nature provides the most detailed picture to date of Neanderthal diversity in Western Europe shortly before their extinction.
Archaeology
Jun 24, 2026
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