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Earth Sciences Feb 3, 2025

Global internet grid could better detect earthquakes with new algorithm

Early detection of earthquakes could be vastly improved by tapping into the world's internet network with a groundbreaking new algorithm, researchers say.

Social Sciences Dec 17, 2024

Researcher: My research on the politics of smell divided the internet—here's what it's actually about

In November, I celebrated finishing my Ph.D. After three and a half years of writing and research, it was an occasion I wanted to share with my academic network, so I posted a photo of myself holding a physical copy of my ...

Ecology Dec 11, 2024

Cat videos and wild caracals: How the internet's viral trends can help conservation

Have you recently opened YouTube or TikTok and immediately gone looking for cat videos? If your answer is "yes," then you're not alone: the global consumption of cat-related media online is simply massive. In 2015, there ...

Political science Oct 31, 2024

New book explains how the internet has propelled extremism to forefront of 21st-century politics

In a new book, Virginia Commonwealth University professor Christopher Whyte explores why conspiracy theories, extremist rhetoric and acts of antagonism by fringe elements of society are becoming increasingly prevalent.

Earth Sciences Oct 22, 2024

Internet fiber optic cables successfully detect shock waves from a rockslide

On the night of 16 June 2023, about 1.2 million cubic meters of rock rumbled down into the valley near Brienz (GR). A team from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and ETH Zurich tracked ...

Social Sciences Sep 24, 2024

The internet can be toxic—but there are also online oases where mutual care flourishes

The internet can be a toxic place. Disinformation, hate speech and trolling are not just abundant—they are encouraged by the economy of clicks which governs many online platforms. There are no good clicks, no bad clicks, ...

Social Sciences Aug 28, 2024

Children and the internet: Helping kids navigate this modern minefield

The United States' most senior public health official, surgeon-general Vivek Murthy, believes social media platforms should come with warning labels. The United Nations' education, science and culture agency says smartphones ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 24, 2024

Test of a prototype quantum internet runs under New York City for half a month

To introduce quantum networks into the marketplace, engineers must overcome the fragility of entangled states in a fiber cable and ensure the efficiency of signal delivery. Now, scientists at Qunnect Inc. in Brooklyn, New ...

Social Sciences Aug 21, 2024

'Internet of fish' empowering Lake Victoria women

Along the shores of East Africa's Lake Victoria, in Kenya, women fisherfolk including those known for being victims of sexual exploitation, are harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) to help them counter their abusers while ...

Political science Aug 21, 2024

Q&A: Professors discuss democracy in the internet age

Democracy is a process that works best when citizens are informed and engaged. In the internet age, our relationship to information has been profoundly altered by the shifting role of legacy media, the rise of social media ...

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