Predation is a driving force in the evolution of anti-predator strategies, and death feigning, characterized by immobility in response to threats, is a common defensive mechanism across various animal species. While this ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2023
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Even though women in high school and college tend to outperform men academically, they still internalize the stereotype that brilliance is more linked to men. This belief affects their choice of major and perpetuates gender ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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Big cities may offer the best jobs, the most compelling experiences, and the most exciting opportunities. But there is a cost: With higher housing and living costs, cities are only affordable by those able to secure the best ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2023
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New research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and ESMT Berlin uncovers the factors influencing the job choices of talented STEM Ph.D.s, showing how and why startups can hire high ability scientists and ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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Affirmative action in higher education can lead to mismatching, with students admitted under such policies struggling academically due to inadequate precollegiate preparation. But although some students face initial challenges, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2023
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In 2018 and 2020, Michael Pauers traveled 8,500 miles to go fishing in Lake Malawi, but not with a pole and lure. He and his research colleague, Titus Phiri, were collecting and describing cichlids—best-known as a popular ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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Making history with 42 digits, scientists at Paderborn University and KU Leuven have unlocked a decades-old mystery of mathematics with the so-called ninth Dedekind number.
Mathematics
Jun 26, 2023
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A research team co-led by Cornell found that for schools without the resources to conduct learning analytics to help students succeed, modeling based on data from other institutions can work as well as local modeling, without ...
Education
Jun 1, 2023
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Researchers have developed a chicken egg that may be safe for people with egg white allergies. Chicken egg allergies are one of the most common allergies in children. Though most children outgrow this allergy by age 16, some ...
Biotechnology
May 17, 2023
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The fact that more than half of the South African population is under 30 years could be beneficial for the country's economic growth and development. But South Africa has not been able to reap this demographic dividend. This ...
Economics & Business
May 15, 2023
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