By kindergarten age, most children have been taught that "please" is a magic word. "Please" is an expression of politeness that shows courtesy and respect, turning a potential demand into a request that will—poof!—magically ...
Social Sciences
May 16, 2024
1
34
Potters of different cultural backgrounds learn new types differently, producing cultural differences even in the absence of differential cultural evolution. Kobe University-led research, published in PNAS Nexus, has implications ...
Archaeology
Feb 28, 2024
0
159
More time stranded on land means greater risk of starvation for polar bears, a new study indicates.
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2024
0
27
For centuries, naturalists have braved trackless forests, windy clifftops, and the cramped confines of blinds and submarines, hoping to capture rare behaviors that might reveal important aspects of animal biology and ecology. ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2024
0
24
The detailed physics behind droplet generation in microfluidic post-array devices has been clarified by scientists at Tokyo Tech. Through various experiments performed under different operational conditions, they gained important ...
Soft Matter
Dec 7, 2023
0
1
Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices have played a critical role in development all over the world. For centuries, various disciplines ranging from medicine to biodiversity conservation have drawn on these resources.
Agriculture
Oct 17, 2023
0
0
Injecting drugs into the bloodstream can often harm healthy tissues as well. Drug delivery systems (DDSs) are an innovative solution designed to target specific cells and minimize such side effects. One strategy for drug ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 21, 2023
0
42
If you happened upon a witch hazel plant in the forest, you might describe it as a sweet-smelling shrub with crinkly ribbon-like petals. But to Duke University graduate student Justin Jorge, it's a howitzer.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2023
0
28
Researchers at Purdue University are advancing the world of robotics and autonomy with their patent-pending method that improves on traditional machine vision and perception.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 1, 2023
0
56
With a new markerless method it is now possible to track the gaze and fine-scaled behaviors of every individual bird and how that animal moves in the space with others. A research team from the Cluster of Excellence Center ...
Ecology
Jul 24, 2023
0
8
