(PhysOrg.com) -- While many believe summer is the most dangerous season on U.S. roads because motorists tend to drive faster, drink more alcohol and drive more often for leisure, a new report by the University of Michigan ...
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2009
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In the 1930s, the United States government introduced redlining, a discriminatory practice that categorized neighborhoods based on people's race or ethnicity and denied financial services to residents in certain areas—redlining ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2024
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A new measure that compares earthquake-related fatalities to a country's population size concludes that Ecuador, Lebanon, Haiti, Turkmenistan, Iran and Portugal have experienced the greatest impact from fatalities in the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2024
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The Candida auris fungus is spreading across the globe at an "alarming" speed. This species of fungus, which can cause fatal infections in risk groups and was first discovered only 10 years ago, can now be found all over ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2023
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The initial COVID-19 restrictions in March 2020—particularly stay-at-home orders—put the brakes on driving for many Americans, resulting in fewer cars on the highways and dramatically fewer crashes. But then a curious ...
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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Bat fatalities caused by wind turbines could be significantly reduced by as much as 86% thanks to a new site-specific mitigation scheme described by researchers in a study in the journal Mammalia.
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2023
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U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu.
Veterinary medicine
Feb 10, 2023
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"Never again" is the phrase echoed among NASA leaders recalling the last major tragedy in the space program that occurred 20 years ago this week, when Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, never making ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2023
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After the recent shooting in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, some local residents want the school demolished. Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez said that President ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2022
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Behavioral interventions involve gently suggesting that people reconsider or change specific undesirable behaviors. They are a low-cost, easy-to-implement and increasingly common tool used by policymakers to encourage socially ...
Social Sciences
May 30, 2022
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