While some ambitious high school students may load up on extracurricular activities to help them get into college, a new study suggests they may be trying too hard.
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2023
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The idea that science can be wrong—science denialism—isn't new. As this New York Academy of Sciences infographic shows, it goes way back—Brazilian riots against vaccines in 1904; the link between cancer and coal ignored ...
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2023
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How long people live is less predictable and life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries compared to peaceful countries, according to a new study today from an international team, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2023
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The potential for being judged online could be affecting the ability of adolescents to concentrate on everyday tasks, a study by UNSW Sydney researchers finds.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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Many important decisions boil down to a choice between the supposed safety of sticking with what we know and the risk of going out on a limb for a chance at getting something even better. Though risk-taking preferences vary ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2023
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Ancient owl-shaped slate engraved plaques, dating from about 5,000 years ago in the Iberian Peninsula, may have been created by children as toys, suggests a paper published in Scientific Reports. These findings may provide ...
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2022
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A significant reduction in childhood poverty could cut criminal convictions by almost a quarter, according to a study conducted in Brazil. An article on the study is published in Scientific Reports. The researchers used an ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2022
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Ilaria Pretelli and Sheina Lew-Levy from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Erik Ringen from Emory University report evidence to support a theory that the reason human beings have such a long developmental ...
Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70 percent in the last 50 years, according to a landmark assessment released Thursday that highlights "devastating" losses to nature due to human activity.
Ecology
Oct 13, 2022
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By analyzing how leaders have reacted to past crises, a new University at Buffalo School of Management study reveals what the workplace of the future might look like.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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