Experts see pros and cons to allowing cellphones in class
Students around the world are being separated from their phones.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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News tagged with isolation
Brands that exude warmth hit the mark with lonely consumers, study shows
In a study that gives new meaning to retail therapy, University of Alberta marketing researchers have found that consumers who feel lonely will often turn to brands that exude warmth.
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2023
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Addressing social isolation may be key in preventing mass shootings, study finds
An analysis of the psychological crises exhibited by 177 mass shooters has identified social isolation as the most important external indicator leading up to the attacks. The finding, which is based on research conducted ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2023
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More support needed for assistance animals, says researcher
University of Queensland research has revealed a need for better protection for assistance animals and support for their owners facing financial hardship or moving into aged care.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2023
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Children lost one-third of a year's learning to COVID, new study shows
Children's learning progress has slowed substantially during the pandemic, roughly equating to a loss of around 35% of the typical learning in a school year, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2023
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Monometallic endohedral azafullerene synthesized for first time
Recently, a research team led by Prof. Yang Shangfeng from the University of Sciences and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) synthesized La@C81N, a type of monometallic endohedral azafullerene ...
Materials Science
Jan 4, 2023
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New chip-scale laser isolator opens new research avenues in photonics
Lasers are transformational devices, but one technical challenge prevents them from being even more so. The light they emit can reflect back into the laser itself and destabilize or even disable it. At real-world scales, ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 2, 2022
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Anatomy of a superorganism: Ant pupae secrete fluid as 'milk' to nurture young larvae
Life in an ant colony is a symphony of subtle interactions between insects acting in concert, more like cells in tissue than independent organisms bunking in a colony. Now, researchers have discovered a previously unknown ...
Evolution
Nov 30, 2022
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Tale of terroir: Porcini mushrooms evolved to local environment
The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the much beloved mushroom, Boletus edulis, better known by gastronomers ...
Evolution
Nov 16, 2022
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Study hints at how fishes in the twilight zone evolved
A new study, led by British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bristol, provides the first evidence that a controversial evolutionary process may be responsible for lanternfishes becoming one of the most diverse families ...
Evolution
Sep 29, 2022
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