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Paleontology & Fossils Nov 22, 2024

Parasaurolophus pipes: Modeling the dinosaur's crest to study its sound

Fossils might give a good image of what dinosaurs looked like, but they can also teach scientists what they sounded like. The Parasaurolophus is a duck-billed dinosaur with a unique crest that lived 70 million to 80 million ...

Social Sciences Nov 14, 2024

'X-odus' creates growing challenges for brand marketing

Call it an X-odus: In the week following the election, more than 1 million mostly left-leaning people joined Bluesky, a social media network founded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. Meta's Threads also has reported growth ...

Social Sciences Oct 29, 2024

Expert explains how misinformation thrives on emotional triggers—and why traditional fact-checking often misses the mark

A recent Gallup poll showed public trust in the electoral process—a cornerstone of American democracy—is eroding as the rampant spread of misinformation and organized disinformation campaigns breed dangerous skepticism among ...

General Physics Oct 10, 2024

World's highest-voltage gun accelerates electrons from zero to 80% the speed of light

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed and tested the world's highest voltage polarized electron gun, a key piece of technology needed for building the world's first ...

Social Sciences Sep 4, 2024

Disinformation thrives on division in our cities

In extraordinary times of rapid information production and sharing, distrust and disruption, disinformation is having an increasing impact on cities. And cities are on the front line of disinformation response strategies.

General Physics Aug 5, 2024

Microwave popcorn to particle accelerators: Magnetrons show promise as radiofrequency source

A pocket-size gizmo that puts the "pop" in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future.

Social Sciences Jul 23, 2024

Q&A: Expert discusses political advertising in the 2024 election

Steve Caplan is no stranger to the high-stakes world of political advertising. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of politics, advertising and marketing, Caplan brings real-world experience to his teaching ...

General Physics Jun 26, 2024

Experiment captures atoms in free fall to look for gravitational anomalies caused by dark energy

Dark energy—a mysterious force pushing the universe apart at an ever-increasing rate—was discovered 26 years ago, and ever since, scientists have been searching for a new and exotic particle causing the expansion.

Social Sciences May 22, 2024

Chamber pots, shared toilets and DIY plumbing: China's toilet revolution exposes social inequalities

Urbanization in China tends to be depicted in terms of towering skyscrapers and multilane highways—the city reaching upwards and outwards. Not much thought is given to the vast, but less eye-catching, urban infrastructure ...

Nanophysics Apr 23, 2024

Breaking boundaries in tiny labs: New technology using sound waves has implications for nanoparticle manipulation

Acoustofluidics elegantly merges acoustics with fluid mechanics, enabling precise manipulation of fluids and particles on both micro and nanoscales. This interdisciplinary field plays a crucial role in biomedicine, tissue ...

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