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Social Sciences Feb 22, 2024

A problem or an opportunity? App-based work separates and isolates workers from their colleagues

Feeling hungry, you reach for the phone in your pocket. A few taps later, your meal is delivered to your doorstep. Problem solved: you're no longer hungry. It's so quick and easy it almost feels like magic. But what actually ...

Plants & Animals Feb 21, 2024

How bats survive Norwegian winter nights

You have probably seen bats flying at dusk. They suddenly appear on summer evenings, when other flying creatures have settled down for the night. However, they are not a common sight in Norway, because there aren't that many ...

Plants & Animals Feb 21, 2024

Murderous mice attack and kill nesting albatrosses on Midway Atoll—scientists struggle to stop them

At the far end of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lies Kuaihelani—also known as Midway Atoll—a small set of islands home to the world's largest albatross colony. Over a million albatrosses return to Kuaihelani each ...

Political science Feb 18, 2024

Disinformation threatens global elections: How to fight back

With over half the world's population heading to the polls in 2024, disinformation season is upon us—and the warnings are dire. The World Economic Forum declared misinformation a top societal threat over the next two years ...

Plants & Animals Feb 16, 2024

New species of pirate spiders discovered on South Atlantic island

On a remote tropical island in the Atlantic Ocean, a pair of marooned pirates have been discovered. While they lack eyepatches and cutlasses, the two new species of pirate spider certainly live up to their nautical name, ...

Mathematics Feb 16, 2024

Why prices are so high—8 ways retail pricing algorithms gouge consumers

The just-released report of the inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing conducted by Allan Fels for the Australian Council of Trades Unions does more than identify the likely offenders.

Planetary Sciences Feb 8, 2024

10 years preparing for 'Armageddon'

It's a scenario made famous by the 1998 film "Armageddon": an asteroid is spotted on a collision course with Earth, and experts scramble to plan a space mission to rendezvous with the asteroid and mitigate the danger. It's ...

Space Exploration Feb 6, 2024

NASA's laser navigation tech to enable commercial lunar exploration

Later this month, NASA's commercial lunar delivery services provider Intuitive Machines will launch its Nova-C lunar lander carrying several NASA science and technology payloads, including the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL). ...

Social Sciences Jan 31, 2024

How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus

In an effort to avoid stereotypes about Black male athletes, such as being labeled a "dumb jock," Spike, a college football player, says he wore athletic clothes to class as little as possible.

Political science Jan 29, 2024

When Chinese citizens are surveyed anonymously, support for party and government plummets

Chinese citizens who rarely voice open criticism of their government reveal stronger negative views when they can answer questions anonymously, according to a new study published in The China Quarterly.

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