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Not Just Lizards: Alligators Can Regrow Their Tails Too, New Study Reveals

Nov. 23, 2020 — Scientists have discovered that young alligators have the ability to regrow their tails up to three-quarters of a foot -- about 18 percent of their total body length. The ...

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Two Distinctly Different Liquid States of Water

Nov. 19, 2020 — Using X-ray lasers, researchers have been able to follow the transformation between two distinct different liquid states of water. At around minus 63 Celsius, the two liquids ...

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Zebra Finches Amazing at Unmasking the Bird Behind the Song

Nov. 21, 2020 — Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person's voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for ...

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Researchers Examine Which Approaches Are Most Effective at Reducing COVID-19 Spread

Nov. 20, 2020 — Researchers have found that physical distancing is universally effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19, while social ...

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Memories Create 'Fingerprints' That Reveal How the Brain Is Organized

Nov. 20, 2020 — While the broad architecture and organization of the human brain is universal, new research shows how the differences between how people reimagine common scenarios can be ...

A Biochemical Random Number

Nov. 20, 2020 — Scientists have generated a huge true random number using DNA synthesis. It is the first time that a number of this magnitude has been created by ...

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Field Geology at Mars' Equator Points to Ancient Megaflood

Nov. 20, 2020 — Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars' equator around 4 billion years ago -- a finding that hints at the possibility that life may have ...

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From the Inside Out: How the Brain Forms Sensory Memories

Nov. 16, 2020 — A new study identifies a region of the thalamus as a key source of signals encoding past experiences in ...

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Healthy Sleep Habits Help Lower Risk of Heart Failure

Nov. 16, 2020 — Healthy sleep habits are associated with a lower risk of heart failure. Adults with the healthiest sleep patterns (morning risers, sleeping 7-8 hours a day and no frequent ...

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station

Nov. 16, 2020 — An international crew of astronauts is en route to the International Space Station following a successful launch on the first NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft ...

Vitamin D Regulates Calcium in Intestine Differently Than Previously Thought

Dec. 1, 2020 — A new study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role. ...

Need to Increase HPV Vaccine Uptake in Adolescents

Dec. 1, 2020 — More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health ...

Metabolism Influences Parasite's Resistance to Drugs

Dec. 1, 2020 — New insight on how a parasite can resist current therapies has just been ...

AI-Based 'OxyGAN' Is a Robust, Effective Method to Measure Tissue Oxygen Levels

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have proposed an end-to-end technique for accurate calculation of tissue oxygenation from single snapshots, called ...

False Widow Spiders Bite Can Transmit Harmful Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Dec. 1, 2020 — A team of zoologists and microbiologists have published a new study showing that common house spiders carry bacteria susceptible to infect people, with the Noble False Widow spiders also carrying ...

Novel Mechanisms That Cause Protein Clumping in Brain Diseases

Dec. 1, 2020 — A team of researchers has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of tau protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and several other ...

Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days, Mouse Study Shows

Dec. 1, 2020 — Just a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice, according to a new study. The drug, called ISRIB, has already been shown in ...

Telomere Shortening Protects Against Cancer

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have found the first evidence that telomere shortening is not just a sign of aging, but a key component of the body's cancer prevention ...

Statins Can Save Lives; Are They Being Used?

Dec. 1, 2020 — People who have coronary artery disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease often are prescribed a statin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that reduces the risk of heart attack or ...

Molecular 'Barcode' Helps Decide Which Sperm Will Reach an Egg

Dec. 1, 2020 — A protein called CatSper1 may act as a molecular 'barcode' that helps determine which sperm cells will make it to an egg and which are eliminated along the ...

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Mind & Brain

Shrinking Massive Neural Networks Used to Model Language

Dec. 1, 2020 — Deep learning neural networks can be massive, demanding major computing power. In a test of the 'lottery ticket hypothesis,' researchers have found leaner, more efficient subnetworks hidden within ...

Researchers Study Influence of Cultural Factors on Gesture Design

Dec. 1, 2020 — Freehand gesture-based interfaces in interactive systems are becoming more common, but what if your preferred way to gesture a command - say, changing the TV to channel 10 - significantly differed ...

Key Molecules in Brain Development and Neurodegenerative Diseases Identified

Dec. 1, 2020 — A research team uncovers the mechanism that regulates local expression of key molecules in brain development and neurodegenerative ...

Drug Development Target for Retinal Dystrophies

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers report that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse model that carries a human disease mutation prevents degeneration of cone photoreceptors that are used for daytime ...

Is It Better to Give Than Receive?

Dec. 1, 2020 — Young children who have experienced compassionate love and empathy from their mothers may be more willing to turn thoughts into action by being generous to others, a University of California, Davis, ...

Air Pollution Spikes Linked to Lower Test Scores for Salt Lake County Third Graders

Dec. 1, 2020 — More frequent exposure to air pollution spikes were associated with reduced test scores for third graders in Salt Lake County. Schools with a higher ...

Children With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional Responses

Dec. 1, 2020 — Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative ...

Older Adults in Wealthier Countries Drink More Alcohol

Dec. 1, 2020 — A new global study finds older people in wealthy countries consume more alcohol than their counterparts in middle-income countries, on average, although a higher cost of alcohol is associated with ...

Study Shows Strong Links Between Music and Math, Reading Achievement

Nov. 30, 2020 — A music educator thought that if he could just control his study for the myriad factors that might have influenced previous ones - race, income, education, etc. -- he could disprove the notion of a ...

Esports: Fit Gamers Challenge ‘fat’ Stereotype

Nov. 30, 2020 — A new survey of 1400 participants from 65 countries has found esports players are up to 21 per cent healthier weight than the general population, hardly smoke and also drink ...

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Living Well

First Meta-Analysis Shows Promise for Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness in Concussion

Nov. 30, 2020 — Chronic concussion symptoms are notoriously difficult to treat. But a researcher who is also a yoga instructor and has been teaching yoga for 17 ...

Mothers' Stress May Lead to Preterm Births, Faster Aging in Children

Nov. 30, 2020 — Why do some people age faster than others? A new study indicates that a mother's stress prior to giving birth may accelerate her child's biological aging later in life. A second study from the same ...

Preschool Children Can't See the Mountains for the Cat

Nov. 30, 2020 — Imagine seeing an image of a cat in front of a wide scene of mountains and being told just to remember the mountains if you saw them in a later picture. As an adult, that's not hard to do. But a new ...

Headset Over Earphone: Cancelling out Unnecessary and Unwanted Noise

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers are exploring technology for those wanting a quieter ...

Gut Microbes: A Key to Normal Sleep

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers used a cocktail of antibiotics to deplete gut microbes in mice. They found that metabolites in the gut differed in these mice compared with controls. In particular, metabolic pathways ...

Why Spending a Long Time on Your Phone Isn't Bad for Mental Health

Nov. 30, 2020 — General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. Researchers measured the time spent on smartphones ...

Which Factors Trigger Leaf Die-Off in Autumn?

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers have identified a self-regulating mechanism in European deciduous trees that limits their growing-season length: Trees that photosynthesize more in spring and summer lose their leaves ...

Virtual Reality Helps Measure Vulnerability to Stress

Nov. 19, 2020 — Behavioral scientists have developed a virtual reality test that assesses a person's vulnerability to stress while exploring immersive environments. The resulting model offers the field of stress ...

Exploring Links Between Infant Vocabulary Size and Vocal Interactions With Caregivers

Nov. 25, 2020 — Analysis of recordings from infants' homes reveals that certain types of vocal interactions between adults and infants are associated with a larger ...

Aim to Exceed Weekly Recommended Physical Activity Level to Offset Health Harms of Prolonged Sitting

Nov. 25, 2020 — The health harms associated with prolonged sitting can be offset by exceeding weekly recommended physical activity levels, says the World Health ...

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Matter & Energy

New Method Sees Fibers in 3D, Uses It to Estimate Conductivity

Dec. 1, 2020 — Designing a vehicle that can drive away the heat that is generated around it when traveling at hypersonic speeds requires an understanding of the thermal properties of the materials used to construct ...

Researchers Look to Reduce Rotorcraft Noise

Dec. 1, 2020 — Imagine a silent helicopter stealthily moving troops and supplies around a future battlefield. U.S. Army researchers look to helicopter noise reduction technology as a top priority in aircraft ...

Ultrasensitive Transistor for Herbicide Detection in Water

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have fabricated a tiny electronic sensor that can detect very low levels of a commonly used weed killer in drinking ...

Collision Models Impact the Future of Energy

Dec. 1, 2020 — A new database of electron-molecule reactions is a major step forward in making nuclear fusion power a reality, by allowing researchers to accurately model plasmas containing molecular ...

Hydrogen-Powered Heavy Duty Vehicles Could Contribute Significantly to Achieving Climate Goals

Dec. 1, 2020 — A partial transition of German road transport to hydrogen energy is among the possibilities being discussed to help meet national climate targets. ...

Breaking the Rules of Chemistry Unlocks New Reaction

Dec. 1, 2020 — Scientists have broken the rules of enzyme engineering to unlock a new method for creating chemical reactions that could unlock a wide range of new applications -- from creating new drugs to food ...

AI Reduces Computational Time Required to Study Fate of Molecules Exposed to Light

Dec. 1, 2020 — Light-induced processes are critical in transformative technologies such as solar energy harvesting, as well as in photomedicine and photoresponsive ...

Producing Ammonia With a Much Smaller Carbon Footprint

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers describe a new process to produce ammonia with a potentially much lower carbon ...

Transportation of Water Into the Deep Earth by Al-Phase D

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have recently measured the propagation speed of ultrasonic waves in an aluminum-rich hydrous mineral called Al-phase D at pressure conditions relevant to the Earth's deep mantle. Their ...

T-Ray Technology Reveals What's Getting Under Your Skin

Nov. 30, 2020 — A new method for analyzing the structure of skin using a type of radiation known as T-rays could help improve the diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and skin ...

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Space & Time

Next Step in Simulating the Universe

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have developed a way to accurately represent the behavior of elementary particles called neutrinos in computer simulations of the Universe. The simulation results reveal the effects of ...

Experiments Unravelling the Mystery of Mars' Moon Phobos

Nov. 30, 2020 — There is no weather in space - but there is weathering: Celestial bodies are bombarded by high energy particles. On the Mars moon Phobos, the situation is complicated: It is hit by particles from the ...

Puzzling 'Cold Quasar' Forming New Stars in Spite of Active Galactic Nucleus

Nov. 30, 2020 — Using NASA's SOFIA telescope, researchers have found CQ 4479, a galaxy which never had been closely studied before, to be generating new stars in ...

New Hubble Data Explains Missing Dark Matter

Nov. 30, 2020 — The missing dark matter in certain galaxies can be explained by the effects of tidal disruption: the gravity forces of a neighboring massive galaxy, literally tearing the smaller galaxy ...

Rapid-Forming Giants Could Disrupt Spiral Protoplanetary Discs

Nov. 30, 2020 — Giant planets that developed early in a star system's life could solve a mystery of why spiral structures are not observed in young protoplanetary discs, according to a new ...

Earth Faster, Closer to Black Hole, in New Map of Galaxy

Nov. 30, 2020 — Earth 'just got' 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. But don't worry, this doesn't mean that our planet is critical. ...

Astronomical Instrument Hunts for Ancient Metal

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers created a new astronomical instrument that has successfully aided in estimating the abundance of metals in the early universe. The WINERED instrument allows for better observations of ...

Fast-Moving Gas Flowing Away from Young Star Caused by Icy Comet Vaporization

Nov. 30, 2020 — A unique stage of planetary system evolution has been imaged by astronomers, showing fast-moving carbon monoxide gas flowing away from a star system ...

New Insights on Health Effects of Long-Duration Space Flight

Nov. 25, 2020 — Among the new findings, the research team found that chronic oxidative stress during spaceflight contributed to the telomere elongation they observed. They also found that astronauts had shorter ...

Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of Catalyzed Fusion Dominant in Many Stars

Nov. 25, 2020 — Scientists report the detection of neutrinos from the sun, directly revealing for the first time that the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) fusion-cycle ...

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Computers & Math

AI Predicts Which Drug Combinations Kill Cancer Cells

Dec. 1, 2020 — A machine learning model can help us treat cancer more ...

Microfluidic System With Cell-Separating Powers May Unravel How Novel Pathogens Attack

Nov. 30, 2020 — To develop effective therapeutics against pathogens, scientists need to first uncover how they attack host cells. An efficient way to conduct these ...

Teaching Computers the Meaning of Sensor Names in Smart Home

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers have use natural language processing techniques to overcome one of the major difficulties associated with smart homes, namely that the systems developed to infer activities in one ...

Math Enables Custom Arrangements of Liquid 'Nesting Dolls'

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers have developed a new way to examine, predict and engineer interactions between multiple liquid phases, including arrangements of mixtures with an arbitrary number of separated ...

Big Data Saves Lives, and Patient Safeguards Are Needed

Nov. 30, 2020 — The use of big data to address the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts poses ethical concerns that could undermine its benefits without clear governance guidelines that protect and respect patients and ...

Computer-Aided Creativity in Robot Design

Nov. 30, 2020 — RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could spawn more inventive robot forms ...

Lower Current Leads to Highly Efficient Memory

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers are a step closer to realizing a new kind of memory that works according to the principles of spintronics which is analogous to, but different from, electronics. Their unique gallium ...

A Microscope for Everyone: Researchers Develop Open-Source Optical Toolbox

Nov. 25, 2020 — Researchers have developed an optical toolbox to build microscopes for a few hundred euros that deliver high-resolution images comparable to commercial microscopes that cost up to a thousand times ...

Patterning Method Could Pave the Way for New Fiber-Based Devices, Smart Textiles

Nov. 25, 2020 — Multimaterial fibers that integrate metal, glass and semiconductors could be useful for applications such as biomedicine, smart textiles and ...

When Consumers Trust AI Recommendations, or Resist Them

Nov. 25, 2020 — The key factor in deciding how to incorporate AI recommenders is whether consumers are focused on the functional and practical aspects of a product (its utilitarian value) or on the experiential and ...

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Plants & Animals

Cost of Planting, Protecting Trees to Fight Climate Change Could Jump

Dec. 1, 2020 — Planting trees and preventing deforestation are considered key climate change mitigation strategies, but a new analysis finds the cost of preserving and planting trees to hit certain global emissions ...

Scientists Uncover the Mysterious Origin of Canal Grass in Panama

Dec. 1, 2020 — How did canal grass arrive in Panama? Scientists compared the DNA of sugar cane relatives from around the world to find ...

Scientists Discover Role of Protein in Detecting the Common Cold Virus

Dec. 1, 2020 — The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune response to fight infection has been uncovered by a team of ...

Tweaking Carotenoid Genes Helps Tomatoes Bring Their A-Game

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba demonstrated that Target-AID gene editing technology can be used to simultaneously introduce single-base changes into multiple genes in tomatoes. Using ...

Researchers Develop Customized Targeting of Bacteria Using Lysins

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have developed a method to produce engineered lysins that can be used to selectively kill bacteria of interest while leaving others unharmed. The discovery presents a promising ...

Octogenarian Snapper Found Off Australia Becomes Oldest Tropical Reef Fish by Two Decades

Dec. 1, 2020 — An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in ...

New Research Reveals 'Megatrends' That Will Affect Forests in the Next Decade

Dec. 1, 2020 — A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale 'megatrends' affecting forests and ...

Chemical Memory in Plants Affects Chances of Offspring Survival

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have uncovered the mechanism that allows plants to pass on their 'memories' to offspring, which results in growth and developmental ...

Historical Bias Overlooks Genes Related to COVID-19

Nov. 24, 2020 — A historical bias -- which has long dictated which human genes are studied -- is now affecting how biomedical researchers study COVID-19, causing many virus-related genes to go largely ...

Warning Signs Over Effectiveness of HIV 'Wonder Drug' in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dec. 1, 2020 — Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, suggests new research published on World AIDS Day. The study finds that this so-called ...

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Earth & Climate

Geoscientists Use Zircon to Trace Origin of Earth's Continents

Dec. 1, 2020 — Geoscientists have long known that some parts of the continents formed in the Earth's deep past, but the speed in which land rose above global seas -- and the exact shapes that land masses formed -- ...

Seismic Activity of New Zealand's Alpine Fault More Complex Than Suspected

Dec. 1, 2020 — New evidence of a 19th century earthquake on New Zealand's Alpine fault suggests that in at least one portion of the fault, smaller earthquakes may occur in between such large rupture ...

Climate Change Warms Groundwater in Bavaria

Dec. 1, 2020 — Groundwater reservoirs in Bavaria have warmed considerably over the past few decades. A new study compares temperatures at 35 measuring stations, taken at different depths, with data from the 1990s. ...

Watching the Arctic Thaw in Fast-Forward

Dec. 1, 2020 — The frozen permafrost in the Arctic is thawing on an alarming scale. By analyzing an annual record of satellite images, researchers have now confirmed these findings: thermokarst lakes in Alaska are ...

Engineers Combine Light and Sound to See Underwater

Nov. 30, 2020 — Engineers have developed an airborne method for imaging underwater objects by combining light and sound to break through the seemingly impassable barrier at the interface of air and ...

Even Razor Clams on Sparsely Populated Olympic Coast Can't Escape Plastics

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers found microplastics in Pacific razor clams on Washington's sparsely populated Olympic Coast -- proof, they say, that even in more remote regions, coastal organisms can't escape plastic ...

Mine Ponds Amplify Mercury Risks in Peru's Amazon

Nov. 27, 2020 — The proliferation of pits and ponds created in recent years by miners digging for gold in Peru's Amazon has altered the landscape and amplified the risk of mercury poisoning, a new study shows. In ...

An Escape Route for Seafloor Methane

Nov. 30, 2020 — A study has solved the mystery of how and why columns of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, can stream out of solid sea-floor formations known as methane ...

The 'Smell' of Coral as an Indicator of Reef Health

Nov. 30, 2020 — A study conducted in the southern Great Barrier Reef reveals the chemical diversity of emissions from healthy corals. The researchers found that across the reef-building coral species studied on ...

Recycled Concrete Could Be a Sustainable Way to Keep Rubble out of Landfill

Nov. 30, 2020 — Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete. Researchers conducted side-by-side comparisons of ...

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Fossils & Ruins

New Theory on 'Venus' Figurines

Dec. 1, 2020 — One of world's earliest examples of art, the enigmatic `Venus' figurines carved some 30,000 years ago, have intrigued and puzzled scientists for nearly two centuries. Now a researcher believes he's ...

Researchers Explore Population Size, Density in Rise of Centralized Power in Antiquity

Nov. 30, 2020 — A group of researchers developed Power Theory, a model emphasizing the role of demography in political centralization, and applied it to the shift in ...

Pyroclasts Protect the Paintings of Pompeii Buried but Damage Them When They Are Unearthed

Nov. 30, 2020 — A study shows that pyroclasts may be putting the conservation of the paintings of Pompeii at risk. Specifically, the ions leached from these ...

Cereal, Olive and Vine Pollen Reveal Market Integration in Ancient Greece

Nov. 30, 2020 — By analyzing sediment cores taken from six sites in southern Greece, an international team of researchers identified trends in cereal, olive, and vine pollen indicating structural changes in ...

How Stable Is the Antarctic Ice Sheet?

Nov. 30, 2020 — As temperatures rise due to climate change, the melting of polar ice sheets is accelerating. An international team of scientists has now examined the dynamics of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet more ...

Warbler Coloration Shaped by Evolution Via Distinct Paths

Nov. 30, 2020 — Two genes that are important for the diverse colors and patterns of warbler plumage have evolved through two very different processes, according to a new study. These evolutionary processes could ...

New Insights Into How the CRISPR Immune System Evolved

Nov. 25, 2020 — Although CRISPR-Cas has found many uses in biotechnology and medicine, it originates in nature, where it functions as a microbial immune system. Scientists shed new light on how CRISPR-Cas emerged ...

Only Dinosaurs Found in Ireland Described for the First Time

Nov. 24, 2020 — The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time by a team of experts. The two fossils are from two different dinosaurs, a four-legged ...

Ancient Blanket Made With 11,500 Turkey Feathers

Nov. 25, 2020 — New research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores the economic and cultural aspects of raising turkeys to supply feathers in the ancient ...

Ice Sheets on the Move: How North and South Poles Connect

Nov. 25, 2020 — Over the past 40,000 years, ice sheets thousands of kilometers apart have influenced one another through sea level changes, according to new research. New modelling of ice sheet changes during the ...

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Science & Society

Lab Results Don't Explain 'Obesity Paradox,' but Bias May

Dec. 1, 2020 — Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent between those with obesity and their leaner counterparts, ...

Unintended Impact of Conversation Policies Revealed

Nov. 30, 2020 — New research shows how conservation polices can avoid having unintended consequences for local ecosystems and people. The research shows that the PNMS policies which restrict industrial offshore ...

How Telemedicine May Ease ER Overcrowding

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers have found that the adoption of telemedicine in the emergency room significantly shortened average length of stay and wait ...

Emissions Growth Slower Than Worst-Case Projections

Nov. 30, 2020 — New research reveals that emissions are not growing as fast as the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's assessments have indicated -- and that the IPCC is not using the most up-to-date ...

Satellite Images Confirm Uneven Impact of Climate Change

Nov. 26, 2020 — Researchers have been following vegetation trends across the planet's driest areas using satellite imagery from recent decades. They have identified a troubling trend: Too little vegetation is ...

Strengthening the Climate Change Scenario Framework

Nov. 24, 2020 — Over the past decade, the climate change research community developed a scenario framework that combines alternative futures of climate and society to facilitate integrated research and consistent ...

Community Conservation Reserves Protect Fish Diversity in Tropical Rivers

Nov. 25, 2020 — Small, community-based reserves in Thailand's Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose subsistence fisheries have suffered from decades of ...

Dogmatic People Seek Less Information Even When Uncertain

Nov. 20, 2020 — People who are dogmatic about their views seek less information and make less accurate judgements as a result, even on simple matters unrelated to politics, according to a new ...

Act Now to Meet Global Heart Disease Targets, Experts Urge

Nov. 24, 2020 — Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality in Europe, and World Health Organization (WHO) heart disease goals will not be achieved by 2025 unless urgent action is taken. A new ...

One in Three Who Are Aware of Deepfakes Say They Have Inadvertently Shared Them on Social Media

Nov. 24, 2020 — A new study has found that one in three Singaporeans who said they were aware of deepfakes believe they have circulated deepfake content on social ...

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Business & Industry

A Growth Mindset of Interest Can Spark Innovative Thinking

Nov. 25, 2020 — Researchers find that viewing interests as developable, not fixed, can help people make connections among diverse fields that others might miss, with implications for innovation. Their research ...

New Study Outlines Steps Higher Education Should Take to Prepare a New Quantum Workforce

Nov. 12, 2020 — A new study outlines ways colleges and universities can update their curricula to prepare the workforce for a new wave of quantum technology jobs. ...

Job Interest Not a Big Predictor of Job Satisfaction

Nov. 11, 2020 — Interest in an occupation matters, but not as much as you might think when it comes to job satisfaction. While it's not a strong predictor of satisfaction, a researcher found that it may help in your ...

Screen Time Can Change Visual Perception -- And That's Not Necessarily Bad

Sep. 30, 2020 — The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage ...

Children Will Wait to Impress Others -- Another Twist on the Classic Marshmallow Test

Sep. 10, 2020 — When it comes to self-control, young children are better able to resist temptation and wait for greater rewards if they take into consideration the ...

Being a Selfish Jerk Doesn't Get You Ahead: Study

Aug. 31, 2020 — Two studies provide empirical evidence to settle the question of whether being aggressively Machiavellian helps people get ahead. The studies concluded that being a jerk provides no advantage in ...

Winning the Digital Transformation Race: Three Emerging Approaches for Leading Transition

July 28, 2020 — New research has outlined three new approaches that digital innovators can take to reduce the risk of failure and seize competitive advantage in the ...

When Power Is Toxic: Dominance Reduces Influence in Groups

July 16, 2020 — A new study finds that groups led by subordinate males outperform those led by dominant and aggressive ...

We Need to Talk: Communication Prevents Inaction by Leveraging Goodwill

July 13, 2020 — An experimental game demonstrates that communicating sentiment (i.e. emotional state, satisfaction) and outlook (i.e. expectations, aspirations) helps people to cooperate on common problems by ...

Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Software Skills

July 14, 2020 — A new study finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions test whether a job candidate has performance anxiety rather than whether the candidate ...

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Education & Learning