Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences, along with a collaborator at Denison University, have developed an innovative new model to assess how the California economy might have fared without economic closures to ...
Economics & Business
Mar 9, 2023
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Within minutes, a statistical model based on a global database of public reports of ground shaking can be used to identify an earthquake as a high- or low-impact event, according to a new study published in The Seismic Record.
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2023
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Policymakers looking to address food systems challenges have access to new analysis and online tools to show the role aquatic foods can play in tackling nutrient deficiencies and cardiovascular disease as well as reducing ...
Environment
Feb 22, 2023
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Sandia scientists have developed computer tools to study inadvertent marine cloud brightening. To understand how these ship tracks move and dissipate, the scientists created a mathematical model of ship tracks and how long ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 20, 2023
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Political ideology shapes attitudes about COVID-19 treatments not just for the general U.S. population but also for critical care physicians, according to new research led by University of Pittsburgh scientists.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2023
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite launched into Earth orbit on Friday, Dec. 16, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California, and engineers are working to prepare the mission to begin measuring ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 29, 2022
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Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape our world in countless ways and in almost every field. This includes the criminal justice system. Algorithm-based, data-driven decision-making is being increasingly used in pre-trial ...
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2022
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When scientists discovered a hydrothermal vent site in the Arctic Ocean's Aurora hydrothermal system in 2014, they did not immediately realize just how exciting their discovery was.
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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For many people, the phrase "tropical rainforest" might conjure the image of a landscape teeming with vegetation, exotic animals and extraordinary beauty.
Ecology
Oct 28, 2022
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Current protected areas only poorly cover the places most relevant for conserving soil ecological values. This is the conclusion of a new study published in the journal Nature. To assess global hotspots for preserving soil ...
Ecology
Oct 12, 2022
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