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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.

Plants & Animals Jan 28, 2024

Animals see the world in different colors than humans: New camera reveals what this looks like

If you've ever wished you could see the world though the eyes of another animal, we have good news for you. We also wondered about that and, being scientists who specialize in color vision, have created a solution: a camera ...

Social Sciences Jan 25, 2024

How the tide turned on transgender support charity Mermaids

The charity Mermaids, which offers support services to transgender young people and their caregivers in the UK, was once portrayed in the media as a respected source of advice and information. But by 2022, this had changed.

Cell & Microbiology Jan 24, 2024

Food-borne pathogen Listeria may hide from sanitizers in biofilms

An estimated 1,600 people in the U.S. contract a serious infection from Listeria bacteria in food each year, and of those individuals, about 260 people die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Penn ...

General Physics Jan 23, 2024

The physics behind 300-year-old firefighting methods could inform knowledge of how our hearts work

Today, water pressure technology is ubiquitous, and any person who showers, waters a garden, or fights fires is benefiting from the technology devised to harness it. In the 17th and 18th centuries, though, a steady stream ...

Plants & Animals Jan 16, 2024

Study teases out strategies to prevent fatal deer disease from re-entering New York state

Deer hunters are more likely to be swayed by social media messages about the potential risks of chronic wasting disease if they come from a source they believe aligns with their own views and values, according to a new study.

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