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Social Sciences Nov 10, 2023

Overwhelmed by group chat messages? You're not alone

For many of us, group chats are part of the texture of our social lives. These groups, formed on apps like Messenger or Whatsapp, can be as large as a hundred people or as small as three.

Superconductivity Nov 8, 2023

Room-temperature superconductor study retracted by Nature

A study published in March claiming the discovery of a superconductor that works at room temperature—a scientific holy grail—has been retracted by the high-profile journal Nature at the request of most of its authors.

Social Sciences Oct 31, 2023

Q&A: Experts on disinformation talk Israel-Hamas—it's a 'toxic stew of an information environment'

After Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel, observers quickly highlighted the deluge of disinformation and misinformation circulating over social media.

Plants & Animals Oct 11, 2023

Oh my gourd: Hippo-sized pumpkin is world's biggest

A monster pumpkin weighing the same as a hippopotamus has claimed the world record for the mightiest gourd—and bagged its grower a $30,000 prize.

Economics & Business Sep 29, 2023

The delicate balance of setting central bank interest rates

As the Bank of Canada prepared to announce its decision on interest rates in early September, Tiff Macklem, the bank's governor, received imploring letters from premiers spanning both the country and the political spectrum.

Social Sciences Sep 25, 2023

Is Instagram making the great outdoors more crowded? Not as much as you might suspect

Except for modest visitor increases at a small percentage of iconic places, Instagram content is not resulting in more tourist traffic on public lands, according to a study by researchers at Oregon State University.

Social Sciences Sep 5, 2023

How modern warfare turns neighborhoods into battlefields

It has been almost 12 years since I left my city. And I have never been able to return. Homs, the place I was born and grew up, has been destroyed and I, like many others, have been left in exile: left to remember how beautiful ...

Economics & Business Sep 5, 2023

Crowdsourcing contests: Understanding what brings rewards and lowers risks

During Frito-Lay's first "Crash the Super Bowl" contest in 2006, thousands of participants submitted 30-second videos promoting Doritos. Entries were winnowed down to five finalists, and a public vote selected the winning ...

Plants & Animals Aug 23, 2023

Policy framework for coexisting with wolves, bears and mountain lions could benefit people and the environment

A video showing a close encounter between a hiker in Utah and a mountain lion defending her cubs went viral in 2020. The video, during which the hiker remained calm as the mountain lion followed him for several minutes, served ...

Social Sciences Jul 20, 2023

How classic psychology warped our view of human nature as cruel and selfish—but new research is more hopeful

There are a number of classic experiments and theories that every psychology student learns about, but more recent research has questioned their findings so that psychologists today are reevaluating human nature.

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