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Political science 9 hours ago

Q&A: Are polls trustworthy?

In the final stretch to the midterm elections, polls have come out tracking candidates' likelihood of victory at the local, state and federal levels. According to Tim Servinsky, project manager at Penn State Harrisburg's ...

Political science 9 hours ago

How to keep electricity costs down amid uncertain federal policy

Keeping the lights on nationwide is a feat of engineering that depends on millions of miles of power lines and thousands of power-generation plants.

Political science 10 hours ago

Prosecutors invoke gender stereotypes in capital cases against women

In 2001, Brenda Andrew was convicted of murdering her husband, and in 2004 she was sentenced to death.

Earth Sciences 10 hours ago

As ancient oceans warmed, carbon export and fish productivity surged

Ocean fish stocks have been increasingly exploited over time, and remote sensing shows they have declined in the open ocean over the last three decades, particularly in the tropics. But it's uncertain how fish populations ...

Economics & Business 10 hours ago

American jobs offer more autonomy—and more stress

American jobs have become increasingly stressful over the past two decades—but workers have also gained greater ability to exercise independence and make decisions at work.

Environment 12 hours ago

Why the WHO must declare climate change a public health emergency

Across the world, people have felt the impacts of climate change firsthand. The Northern Hemisphere has had another record-breaking summer season of heat and extreme weather events. The Southern Hemisphere now faces a summer ...

Social Sciences 17 hours ago

End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates

A new study has found that in U.S. counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up. The findings from the study in the American ...

Environment 19 hours ago

Optimistic climate futures for local communities in the UK imagined in a new report

A new report co-authored by researchers from the University of York and WWF highlights how local communities across the U.K. imagine positive, sustainable, and resilient futures for the places where they live and work.

Earth Sciences 20 hours ago

How the Indian Ocean is linked to Europe's early-winter rain and storms

When we think about Europe's winter weather, the Indian Ocean is probably not the first place we look. We might picture Atlantic storms, cold air arriving from the north or rain sweeping across the Mediterranean. In my research, ...

Mathematics 21 hours ago

The phantom lighthouse: New research explains one of Australia's strangest illusions

There are two lighthouses on Lady Elliot Island, at the southernmost tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The first was built in 1873, but was decommissioned in 1995 when the second took over the job of warning ships off ...

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