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Archaeology 16 hours ago

Study challenges popular idea that Easter islanders committed 'ecocide'

Some 1,000 years ago, a small band of Polynesians sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific to settle one of the world's most isolated places—a small, previously uninhabited island they named Rapa Nui. There, they erected ...

Economics & Business 16 hours ago

Unlocking the entrepreneurial brain: New perspectives on cognitive flexibility

In a recent study led by the University of Liège researchers delved into the intersection of the fields of entrepreneurship and neuroscience, looking specifically at the cognitive flexibility of habitual entrepreneurs—those ...

Earth Sciences 17 hours ago

Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought

Earth and environmental scientists have reported that, as human socio-economic activities increase, greenhouse gas emissions will rise, leading to more frequent extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. However, ...

Agriculture 17 hours ago

Cooling 'blood oranges' could make them even healthier—a bonus for consumers

An orange teeming with antioxidants and other health benefits may be a shot in the arm for consumers and citrus growers, if the fruit is stored at cool temperatures, a new University of Florida study shows. The findings are ...

Astronomy 18 hours ago

Space instruments provide early warnings for solar flares

When a solar flare leaps out from around the sun, a small fleet of scientific instruments designed and built at the University of Colorado Boulder form a first line of defense—spotting these massive eruptions before any ...

Social Sciences 18 hours ago

The mystery of the massive sporting comeback: What's the psychology of momentum in sports?

The unpredictability of sport is in many ways its greatest attraction, and unforgettable come-from-behind victories are especially captivating.

Archaeology 18 hours ago

Basque immigrant sheepherders left their marks on aspen trees in the American West

Throughout the mountains of the American West, carvings hidden on the trunks of aspen trees tell the stories of the sheepherders who made them as they passed through with their flocks. Most of the men who etched these arborglyphs ...

Nanomaterials 19 hours ago

Scientists discover new behavior of membranes that could lead to unprecedented separations

Imagine a close basketball game that comes down to the final shot. The probability of the ball going through the hoop might be fairly low, but it would dramatically increase if the player were afforded the opportunity to ...

Social Sciences Jun 21, 2024

Festivals can be a powerful force for sustainable lifestyle changes, new research shows

Festivals and mass gatherings can empower and inspire people making lifestyle changes for a sustainable future, according to new research from a vegan festival which suggests the power of these collective experiences may ...

Economics & Business Jun 20, 2024

How employers can help support refugees in the workplace

New research focuses on the changes that employers can make help refugees and asylum seekers find work and be successful within the workplace.

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