Longer ballots reduce voter participation, study shows
When it comes time to vote, you may think having more candidate options is better. But that's not necessarily the case.
When it comes time to vote, you may think having more candidate options is better. But that's not necessarily the case.
Political science
Jun 22, 2023
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Reported food spending has increased to its highest level since the Consumer Food Insights Report began surveying in January 2022, possibly leaving consumers feeling little relief from inflation.
Economics & Business
Jun 14, 2023
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Climate scientists at Rice University have discovered an "internally generated periodicity"—a natural cycle that repeats every 150 days—in the north-south oscillation of atmospheric pressure patterns that drive the movement ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 6, 2023
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Not long ago, a team of researchers made a startling discovery about attitudes toward women in Saudi Arabia. Most young married men in the country were privately in favor of women working outside of the home but mistakenly ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2023
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Although too late for the famed flightless bird, new scientific findings on the winged insects could help preserve animal species.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2023
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A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently made a surprising discovery, with the help of a wind tunnel and a flock of birds. Songbirds, many of which make twice-yearly, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2023
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Human activities emit many kinds of pollutants into the air, and without hydroxyl radicals (OH), many of these pollutants would keep aggregating in the atmosphere.
Environment
Apr 7, 2023
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The Storegga event is one of the largest submarine landslides known in the world and is located off the coast of Norway. It occurred about 8,150 years ago, after the end of the last ice age, and triggered a massive tsunami ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2023
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Monkeyflowers glow in a rich assortment of colors, from yellow to pink to deep red-orange. But about 5 million years ago, some of them lost their yellow. In the Feb. 10 issue of Science, UConn botanists explain what happened ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2023
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Conventional wisdom says it pays to speak up at work: When an employee offers a novel idea for workplace improvements, and managers listen and act, both the organization and employee win.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2023
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