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Social Sciences May 18, 2022

Racism is different from colorism

Ronald Hall is a professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. He has written over 200 books/articles/monographs, etc., on colorism—discrimination on the basis of skin tone, often among the same ethnic ...

Optics & Photonics May 13, 2022

On-chip photodetection: Two-dimensional material heterojunctions

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) use photons as information carriers and are expected to solve the bottleneck problems of microelectronic chips in terms of speed, power consumption and integration density with their advantages ...

Social Sciences May 12, 2022

Navigating Machiavellianism in corporate alliance partnerships

Researchers from University of Leeds and Cardiff University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines the nature, functioning, and performance relevance of Machiavellianism in alliance partnerships.

Social Sciences May 12, 2022

That feeling you get when listening to sad music? It's humanity

Susan Cain prefers to poke around the less-examined corners of can-do America. In 2012 she published "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking," which became a phenomenon and made the congenitally ...

Astronomy May 9, 2022

In a pair of merging supermassive black holes, a new method for measuring the void

Three years ago, the first ever image of a black hole stunned the world. A black pit of nothingness enclosed by a fiery ring of light. That iconic image of the black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87 came into focus ...

General Physics Apr 26, 2022

Specially sourced argon may soon whisper secrets about universe's dark matter

A deposit of nearly pure argon left undisturbed since Earth's formation is about to help physicists understand more about the universe.

Plants & Animals Apr 25, 2022

Ecotourism is having a negative effect on primate behavior

New research shows that the increase in primate ecotourism is having a negative effect on monkey's behavior.

Space Exploration Apr 8, 2022

Differences between the Moon's near and far sides linked to colossal ancient impact

The face that the Moon shows to Earth looks far different from the one it hides on its far side. The nearside is dominated by the lunar mare—the vast, dark-colored remnants of ancient lava flows. The crater-pocked far side, ...

Astronomy Apr 7, 2022

World's largest International Dark Sky Reserve created

The world's largest International Dark Sky Reserve is coming to Texas and Mexico, thanks to a partnership between The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory, The Nature Conservancy, the International Dark-Sky ...

Astronomy Apr 6, 2022

Hubble probes extreme weather on ultra-hot Jupiters

In studying a unique class of ultra-hot exoplanets, NASA Hubble Space Telescope astronomers may be in the mood for dancing to the Calypso party song "Hot, Hot, Hot." That's because these bloated Jupiter-sized worlds are so ...

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