Beneath the roadways and sidewalks we traverse every day are underground reservoirs that supply a substantial chunk of nation's overall water needs. These groundwater aquifers once sustained America's cities and farmland. ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2023
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Repeat victims of violence do not report to the police, even in cases involving serious injury and hospitalization, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2023
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Black-winged Monarchs (Monarcha frater) are songbirds that live in the rainforests of New Guinea and northern Australia. They feed on insects and belong to the same bird family, Monarchidae, as flycatchers and magpie-larks.
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2023
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Non-Māori-speaking New Zealanders can recognize more than 1,000 te reo Māori words or part-words, but only understand meanings of about 70, a new University of Canterbury study shows.
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2023
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With mass shootings happening randomly every year in the United States, it may seem that there is no way to predict where the next horrific event is most likely to occur. In a new study published by the journal Risk Analysis, ...
Mathematics
Aug 22, 2023
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Can you imagine a scientist who could neither read nor write, who spoke their wisdom in riddles, in tales of fantastic beings flying through the sky, fighting each another furiously and noisily, drinking the ocean dry, and ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2023
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Working together without direct human input, three rovers each the size of a carry-on bag will map the lunar surface in 3D, using cameras and ground-penetrating radar.
Space Exploration
Aug 3, 2023
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The United States has more than 10 times the number of mass shooting incidents than other developed countries, yet little research has shown the distribution and types of shootings, geographically.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2023
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Researchers from Switzerland and China have studied the global trade in highly hazardous chemicals subject to a global treaty—the Rotterdam Convention. The results are sobering: Nearly half of the total trade volume of ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has announced that the London police force is to attend fewer mental health emergencies. As part of an approach called Right Care, Right Person, police officers will only respond ...
Political science
Jun 21, 2023
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