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Social Sciences Apr 15, 2024

Research suggests darker side of being politically confident

Could being well informed about politics mean you are less tolerant of differing political opinions? The answer might surprise you and be cause for pause before your next political conversation.

Environment Apr 12, 2024

Environmental groups grateful but vigilant after Key Bridge collapse

When Alice Volpitta watched the video of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, and the trucks tumbling into the Patapsco River in the darkness, she thought first for the people who had fallen.

Space Exploration Apr 11, 2024

Wireless power transmission could enable exploration of the far side of the moon

How can future lunar exploration communicate from the far side of the moon despite never being inline with the Earth? This is what a recent study submitted to IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems hopes to ...

Environment Apr 8, 2024

New study suggests we're likely underestimating the future impact of PFAS in the environment

Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances—commonly known as PFAS—are a group of over 14,000 human-made chemicals that have been popular since the 1950s for their diverse skills in resisting heat, water, grease and stains.

Planetary Sciences Apr 8, 2024

Scientists solve a long-standing mystery surrounding the moon's 'lopsided' geology

About 4.5 billion years ago, a small planet smashed into the young Earth, flinging molten rock into space. Slowly, the debris coalesced, cooled and solidified, forming our moon. This scenario of how the Earth's moon came ...

Space Exploration Apr 4, 2024

Is the universe really a 'dark forest' full of hostile aliens in hiding?

We have no good reason to believe that aliens have ever contacted Earth. Sure, there are conspiracy theories and some rather strange reports about harm to cattle, but nothing credible. Physicist Enrico Fermi found this odd. ...

Space Exploration Apr 1, 2024

The next total solar eclipse is in April: Here's what to know and where to see it

Don't be alarmed when the sky goes dark on April 8. A total solar eclipse will traverse North America, crossing Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This event will mark the only total solar eclipse visible from the United ...

Social Sciences Mar 27, 2024

Avoiding the gifts-in-kind trap: New research shows how influencers can make their work pay

Social media influencers who want to be paid money for their content must focus on three key areas to lift themselves out of the gifts-in-kind trap and to protect their pursuit of meaningful work, new research from the University ...

Plants & Animals Mar 21, 2024

10 million animals die on our roads each year—here's what works (and what doesn't) to cut the toll

There's almost no warning. A dark shape appears on the side of the road, then you feel a jolt as something goes under the car. Or worse, the shape rears up, hits the front of your vehicle, then slams into the windscreen. ...

Astronomy Mar 11, 2024

Webb and Hubble telescopes affirm the universe's expansion rate, but the puzzle persists

The rate at which the universe is expanding, known as the Hubble constant, is one of the fundamental parameters for understanding the evolution and ultimate fate of the cosmos.

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