A new simulation game is helping Indigenous rangers, landowners, children and more to learn about fire behavior and how they can mitigate the increasing threat of infernos.
Environment
Nov 17, 2023
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What influences the choices we make, and what role does the behavior of others have on these choices? These questions underlie many aspects of human behavior, including the products we buy, fashion trends, and even the breed ...
Mathematics
Nov 16, 2023
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Strong winds and "heavy snowfall" on Saturday caused the delayed opening round of the men's World Cup skiing season to be cancelled at the controversial cross-border venue of Zermatt-Cervinia.
Environment
Nov 12, 2023
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Fans and players both feel it in the gut when the "hot hand" shows up in sports. Something special is happening that can't be explained. Cross your fingers the streak continues.
Economics & Business
Nov 6, 2023
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They announced the Nobel prizes this week! But did any of the recipients teach an AI to play Street Fighter? Here are a few of this week's stories not yet lauded by international committees of scientists, but which we thought ...
One of China's most-visited glaciers in the Tibetan region, the Dagu Glacier, is now covered with white sheets, also known as geotextiles, in an attempt to slow its melting. Scientists at Nanjing University are leading the ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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There have been queer players for as long as people have been playing computer games. But this has not been reflected in the characters that appear in the games.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2023
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It seems there's a five-letter word describing what many players of the wildly popular Wordle puzzle do daily as they struggle to find a target word within six tries.
You've heard this story before. An advanced alien race comes to Earth. They offer peace and prosperity, but they hold a dark secret. One that could destroy humanity. That dark secret has varied over the years, from stealing ...
Astrobiology
Sep 21, 2023
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"How can we use nature in a sustainable way?" That is a question I, together with colleagues from different parts of the world, have sought to answer for a decade. We are dedicated to studying issues related to the sustainable ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2023
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