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Political science 13 hours ago

Researchers track secret Russian missile launchers in Ukraine using public satellite data

In the occupied far east of Ukraine, Russian forces are aiming waves of missiles against Ukrainian civilian targets. Each of Russia's state-of-the-art missile launch systems costs more than US$100 million (A$150 million). ...

Economics & Business 13 hours ago

TikTok law threatening a ban if the app isn't sold raises First Amendment concerns

TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U.S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal court. The suit claims the ...

Polymers 14 hours ago

New polystyrene recycling process could be world's first to be both economical and energy-efficient

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging material, cutting landfill ...

Earth Sciences May 21, 2024

NASA's 'Wildfire Digital Twin' pioneers new AI models and streaming data techniques for forecasting fire and smoke

NASA's "Wildfire Digital Twin" project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting harmful air pollution events and help researchers observe global wildfire trends ...

Archaeology May 21, 2024

How Neanderthal language differed from modern human—they probably didn't use metaphors

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological classification that humans and their relatives ...

Ecology May 21, 2024

Long-term ocean sampling in Narragansett Bay reveals plummeting plankton levels: Impact uncertain for local food web

University of Rhode Island (URI) researchers estimate that in Narragansett Bay, the level of tiny plantlike creatures called phytoplankton has dropped by half in the last half century, based on new analysis of a long-term ...

Environment May 20, 2024

Storytelling in the metaverse can spur environmental action

Seeing is believing. But according to new virtual reality research from the University of Oregon, observation may not be enough to activate people on environmental issues. Engagement is key.

Plants & Animals May 20, 2024

Study finds cloudy waters may drive African fish to develop bigger eyes

Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of African fish, suggests a new study.

Economics & Business May 20, 2024

Is gig work compatible with employment status? Study finds reclassification benefits both workers and platforms

As California legal challenges to the treatment and classification of so-called gig work continues apace, a Massachusetts trial over the same issues touched off this week.

Other May 20, 2024

Forever fad: Rubik says his cube 'reminds us why we have hands'

The naysayers said the maddening multicolored cube that Erno Rubik invented 50 years ago would not survive the 1980s.

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