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Social Sciences Sep 18, 2024

New research reveals how 'home' affects psychological well-being in a mobile world

A new study by Zahra Sharifonnasabi, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Co-Director of the MINDS Research Group at Queen Mary University of London, sheds light on the link between "home" and psychological well-being for people ...

Environment Sep 18, 2024

Exploring climate change through mobile games

To raise awareness about climate change, a UCL researcher teamed up with developers of one of the most popular mobile games, updating it to show science-based predictions of what will happen to Earth after a century of global ...

Social Sciences Sep 17, 2024

Analysis finds mobile phone distractions adversely affect learning in young adults

A new analysis by University at Albany researchers in the School of Education has found that young adults exposed to mobile technology distractions had worse learning outcomes in the classroom compared to those without distractions.

Environment Sep 9, 2024

Air pollution exposure in infancy may limit economic mobility in adulthood

Higher exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) during infancy was associated with lower economic earnings in adulthood in a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard John A. Paulson School ...

Social Sciences Sep 4, 2024

Privileged parents who believe in economic upward mobility are more likely to hoard resources: Study

Opportunity hoarding has gained attention over the last several years, particularly after the 2019 Varsity Blues Scandal in which wealthy, well-known parents used their money, status and privilege to illegally get their children ...

Education Sep 4, 2024

'Digital pause': France pilots school mobile phone ban

Tens of thousands of pupils in France are going through a slightly different return to school this autumn, deprived of their mobile phones.

Social Sciences Sep 2, 2024

Researcher: Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don't offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies

The U.S.-Mexico border is once again dominating a U.S. presidential election.

Political science Aug 28, 2024

Reports reveal untapped potential for mobilizing voters of color in battleground states

With swing states playing a pivotal role in the 2024 presidential election, new reports from the Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID) at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy have found significant voter turnout disparities ...

Plants & Animals Aug 21, 2024

Mobile species are 'glue' which connect different habitats together, study finds

A study conducted across 30 field sites in the southwest UK has revealed the importance of incorporating varied habitats into the landscape at large.

Environment Aug 20, 2024

Brazil fishermen turn to mobile app to combat pollution scourge

Brazilian activist and fisherman Alexandre Anderson uses one hand to steer his boat, and the other to film an oil stain spreading over Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay.

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