Ocean pollution is unfortunately becoming more commonplace, raising concerns over the effect of chemicals that are leaching into the water. In a new study, researchers have discovered how these chemicals can affect the reproduction ...
Ecology
Dec 4, 2021
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Japanese customers have higher expectations of restaurants selling traditional foods more when they display an older year of establishment.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2021
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Last year, researcher Randi Grønnestad received a great deal of attention for her research carried out at the Granåsen Ski Centre in Trondheim, Norway. She found hormonal disorders and changes in the brains of bank voles ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2021
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Users of online dating apps evaluate date-worthiness of recommended partners based on the tailoring process used by the app, according to new research led by Penn State. The team's results suggest that it matters whether ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2021
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The increased use of face coverings as a defense against COVID-19 creates social norms that encourage more people to mask up in public, according to a new study co-authored by Yale researchers.
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2021
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In the largest worldwide pricing experiment to date, researchers have demonstrated that road users change their behavior when they must pay for the social and environmental effects of their transportation. The study was led ...
Economics & Business
Oct 4, 2021
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Whether they're beefing on billboards or sparring on social media, big brands are known for taking jabs at their competitors (see the famous "Get a Mac" ads or "the chicken sandwich wars").
Economics & Business
Sep 30, 2021
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Human-caused climate change—including increased extreme weather and climate events—is here, according to the recently released United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2021 report, but the best way to ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2021
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A new study out today provides the most compelling evidence to-date that China is deliberately reducing its population of Uyghurs—a Muslim minority ethnic group—through enforced birth control, forced displacement of citizens ...
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2021
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Scientific research has shown that sexuality exists on a spectrum. But how certain are people about where they fit on it? A new University of Sydney study suggests that people's reported sexual orientation can change after ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2021
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