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Earth Sciences Aug 14, 2024

What to know about the MyShake app, California's earthquake warning system

With the unpredictable and destructive nature of earthquakes, a few extra seconds of notice can make all the difference in the world.

Optics & Photonics Aug 12, 2024

An automated scheme for optical lens design looks set to enhance mobile phone cameras

An automated computational approach to the optical lens design of imaging systems promises to provide optimal solutions without human intervention, slashing the time and cost usually required. The result could be improved ...

Environment Aug 12, 2024

California's earthquake revolution: Early-warning systems make strides, issuing more than 5 million alerts

Most Californians know that sinking feeling.

Other Aug 9, 2024

Tips for if you get lost on your next outdoor hike

There are busy times ahead for the Norwegian rescue services, as for many other rescue services across the Northern Hemisphere. The summer holidays can often involve up to dozens of calls each day from members of the public ...

Biotechnology Aug 6, 2024

Data protection is poor for African farmers who use digital services: Kenya and Ghana cases highlight gaps

Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, ...

Social Sciences Aug 6, 2024

Visiting an art exhibition can make you think more socially and openly—but for how long?

A new study by an international team of collaborators led by researchers at the University of Vienna, and in collaboration with the Dom Museum Wien, aimed to address the questions of whether art exhibitions can make us more ...

Social Sciences Aug 5, 2024

New study reveals that a changing Africa is creating avenues of empowerment for Maasai women

Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. Traditionally pastoralists, the Maasai ethnic group's social structure is historically ...

Environment Jul 29, 2024

Bronx study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day—data reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels

There are significant differences in how much people are exposed to air pollution, according to a new study co-authored by MIT scholars that takes daily mobility into account.

Planetary Sciences Jul 26, 2024

How solar storms play havoc with our lives

Despite the 150 million kilometers that separate it from the Earth, the sun does more than just light our way: it also impacts our electricity networks, and even our transport.

Economics & Business Jul 25, 2024

How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all while reducing environmental damage?

Ending mass human deprivation and providing good lives for the whole world's population can be accomplished while at the same time achieving ecological objectives. This is demonstrated by a new study by the Institute of Environmental ...

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