Firms in Japan are changing people's perceptions about common spiders, worms and insect larvae. These seemingly unwanted creatures have unique features that could be useful for many applications that benefit humans, according ...
Other
Jul 17, 2019
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Although Michelangelo's masterpiece "David" captured the magnificence of the human body—how exactly this exquisite body plan is established during human development has puzzled scientists for more than a century. This has ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 21, 2022
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Science is about facts, but the science of sustainability also involves questions underpinned by values.
Other
Feb 17, 2012
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Nudging people toward particular decisions by presenting one option as the default can influence important life choices. However, many policymakers and some critics of behavioral interventions have raised serious ethical ...
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2015
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A new experimental task, involving a mock social networking site, can group people into three distinct styles of social media use—passive, reactive and interactive.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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The 2019 Nobel Prize has been awarded to three scholars for pioneering recent attempts to answer microeconomic issues in development using randomised experiments.
Economics & Business
Dec 10, 2019
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One of the main challenges for salmonid aquaculture is the threat of parasitic infestations from sea lice such as Lepeophtheirus salmonis. These parasites have been shown to survive for more than 190 days post attachment ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2020
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A key reason Barack Obama won the 2012 U.S. presidential election was his campaign's use of "big data" to target specific voters. His team created multiple versions of ads aimed at niche audiences, taking care to test every ...
Political science
Nov 17, 2023
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5
(AP)—Chimpanzees who have spent their lives in U.S. research labs being prodded, poked and tested may be headed for retirement in a leafy sanctuary where they can climb trees, socialize at will, play with toys and even ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2013
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In November 2022, ChatGPT made significant headlines around its release due to its advanced language processing capabilities. There has since been a significant increase in both academic and research conversations across ...
Education
Jul 11, 2024
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