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Social Sciences Jun 7, 2024

Laws meant to keep different races apart still influence dating patterns, decades after being invalidated

If you are single and looking for a romantic partner, chances are that you have used a dating app. But the likelihood that others will like, or even see, your profile may depend on your race.

Plants & Animals Jun 3, 2024

Neighborhoods see a larger disparity in wildlife in Chicago than other cities, study shows

For nearly two decades, Mark Weitekamper has lived in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood. For years, Weitekamper said, he's been able to enjoy wildlife in the heart of the city.

Ecology May 25, 2024

A rare songbird's epic journey from the edge of extinction back to the LA River

As visitors to a bustling park in northeast Los Angeles shot hoops, scrambled up play equipment and lounged in manicured grass, an endangered songbird covertly—but not quietly—did his part to stave off extinction.

Environment May 21, 2024

Utilizing machine learning models for new directions in housing planning

Machine learning models for more sustainable and affordable housing in regional areas, assessing bushfire risk as well as consideration for disability, biodiversity and also a place for animals in urban residential settings ...

Social Sciences May 20, 2024

From 'yellow peril' to COVID-19: New book takes unflinching look at anti-Asian racism

More than 150 years ago, some 15,000 Chinese workers arrived in the U.S. to help construct the country's first transcontinental railroad, which connected the West Coast with the East Coast's rail network.

Economics & Business May 15, 2024

Research links voter behavior in presidential elections to housing market performance

If the 21st century has proven anything to the United States electorate, it is that presidential elections are notoriously unpredictable affairs. The seeming randomness by which the country's electorate chooses its next president ...

Other May 15, 2024

John Milton's notes discovered, including a rare example of prudish censorship

John Milton's handwritten annotations have been identified in a copy of Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a vital source of inspiration for the Paradise Lost poet. The discovery, made in the Burton Barr Central Library ...

Ecology May 13, 2024

How trash, sprawl and a warming world impact Michigan mosquito seasons

Not all of the quintessential characteristics of a Michigan summer are as pleasant as campfires, cookouts and baseball games. There are the mosquitoes, too.

Plants & Animals May 7, 2024

Why parrots sometimes adopt—or kill—each other's babies

Infanticide and adoption in the animal kingdom have long puzzled scientists. While both males and females of many species are known to kill the babies of their rivals to secure sexual or social advantage, other animals have ...

Economics & Business Apr 30, 2024

Research reveals overlooked factor driving China's real estate crisis

The default of Evergrande, one of China's largest developers, set off a chain of defaults among developers, triggering the ongoing property market crisis in China.

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