COVID mutates rapidly in white-tailed deer, but here's why we don't need to worry—for now
At some point during the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, spread from humans to white-tailed deer in the US.
At some point during the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, spread from humans to white-tailed deer in the US.
Ecology
Sep 8, 2023
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In physics, a "disordered system" refers to a physical system whose components—e.g., its atoms—are not organized in any discernible way. Like a drawer full of random socks, a disordered system lacks a well-defined, ordered ...
General Physics
Aug 23, 2023
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Climate change is widely recognized by the scientific community as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century."
Environment
Aug 17, 2023
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Researchers Vahid Ghafouri and Guillermo Suárez de Tangil from IMDEA Networks Institute have collaborated on a research led by Waleed Iqbal, Gareth Tyson, and Ignacio Castro from Queen Mary University of London that analyzes ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2023
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Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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It could almost be the start of a joke: What do bats, priests and rabbis have in common? The answer: Their social networks can be traced using a new computer science tool called network analysis.
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2023
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Imagine moving from state to state while growing up in the U.S., transferring between high schools, and eventually attending college out of state. The first two events might seem disruptive, and the third involves departing ...
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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Many women will, at least temporarily, be the breadwinner at some point in their relationship. Changing employment trends and gender roles will affect many households. But our new peer-reviewed study shows that for heterosexual ...
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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Do you know someone who knows someone? We have all played this game, often to be amazed that despite the extreme scale of human society, random people can be linked through very small chains of acquaintances—typically, ...
Mathematics
Jun 26, 2023
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Social influence from phone communications is significant, reaching as far as four degrees of separation from the original caller, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, who developed ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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