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July 26, 2024
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June 12, 2024 — Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichen Itz was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political connections and ritual life remain poorly understood. Close kin relationships, ...
May 20, 2024 — Glaciologists show evidence of warm ocean water intruding kilometers beneath grounded ice at Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The findings suggest that existing climate models are underestimating the impact of ocean and ice interactions in ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19% until 2050 due to climate change, a new study finds. These ...
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July 25, 2024 — An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilizers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on the climate. ...
July 25, 2024 — A new method to measure the continuous spectrum of light is set to improve thermal imaging and infrared ...
July 22, 2024 — Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new ...
July 22, 2024 — A new study identifies key patterns and factors influencing insect pest establishment and detection across the U.S. and suggests public surveillance ...
July 22, 2024 — Researchers are calling for regulation to guide the responsible and ethical development of bio-hybrid robotics -- a ground-breaking science which fuses artificial components with living tissue and ...
July 24, 2024 — There's a lot that goes into an Olympic athlete's quest for gold -- years of training and rigor -- but also, an athlete's age. A team used statistics to figure out when an Olympic track-and-field ...
July 23, 2024 — People generalize to form beliefs about a large language model's performance based on what they've seen from past interactions. When an LLM is ...
July 24, 2024 — A new study shows an average 20-percent spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses. And people of color are harder ...
July 19, 2024 — Marine Protected Areas are having a positive spillover effect, producing more 'trophy-size' fish just outside of the fully protected areas, and the effect is growing stronger over time, according to ...
July 23, 2024 — Psychologists have used the hit TV series Game of Thrones to understand how the brain enables us to recognize faces. Their findings provide new insights into prosopagnosia or face blindness, a ...
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July 24, 2024 — Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren't reliable at smaller levels such as neighborhoods and ...
July 24, 2024 — The COVID-19 pandemic significantly widened existing economic and health disparities between wealthy and low-income countries and slowed progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals ...
July 23, 2024 — Consumers' attitudes and health behaviors respond negatively to the switch to daylight saving ...
July 23, 2024 — A research team has been exploring how mass layoffs and data breaches could be connected. Their theory: since layoffs create conditions where disgruntled employees face added stress or job ...
July 23, 2024 — In the crowded urban landscape, where small electric vehicles -- primarily scooters and bicycles -- have transformed short distance travel, researchers are reporting a major national surge in ...
July 23, 2024 — Researchers analyzed the financial and environmental costs and benefits of four biofuels crops used to produce sustainable aviation fuels in the U.S. They found that each feedstock -- corn stover, ...
July 23, 2024 — World leaders must take advantage of a pivotal window of opportunity for forging a much-needed joined-up approach to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, say scientists. Without this, work on ...
July 23, 2024 — New research has revealed critical insights into how strategic emission cap choices can lead to cost-effective, near-100% ammonia industry decarbonization while avoiding issues such as land use ...
July 23, 2024 — Researchers found that an artificial intelligence (AI) model solved medical quiz questions -- designed to test health professionals' ability to diagnose patients based on clinical images and a ...
July 22, 2024 — Scientists have identified a critical factor that may contribute to the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), shedding light on why these infections are so difficult to combat. Their study ...
July 22, 2024 — A virtual reality training series being developed for medical students and physicians teaches them about implicit bias in their communications with their patients who are people of color and how that ...
July 21, 2024 — New research has revealed at least 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous, potentially cancer-causing fumes at work -- and little is being done to protect them. Research ...
July 19, 2024 — Health records and health care use show youth whose parents have been incarcerated have more physical and mental health challenges. Identifying those youth is a problem because most health systems ...
July 19, 2024 — A new essay explores which conditions must be met for consciousness to exist. At least one of them can't be found in a ...
July 19, 2024 — When it comes to community hypertension interventions, a new study found that pharmacists and community health workers had the best success in lowering blood pressure. These findings support the idea ...
July 19, 2024 — People's moral values could limit their uptake of lab-grown meat, a study suggests. People who say living a natural life is morally important to them are more likely to reject lab-grown meat -- ...
July 18, 2024 — Researchers conduct large-scale studies with diverse groups to better understand the genetic factors that influence health and disease. The Million Veteran Program (MVP), for example, includes people ...
July 18, 2024 — Persistently unhealthy sleep, either not enough or too much, is associated with a significantly increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in a racially and economically diverse adult population, an ...
July 18, 2024 — A new study suggests that the U.S. government's push to increase heavy-duty trucks' energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies' ...
July 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new formal description of internal world models, thereby enabling interdisciplinary research. Internal world models help to make predictions about new situations based on ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Nationwide Flood Models Poorly Capture Risks to Households and Properties, Study Finds
- COVID-19 Pandemic Slowed Progress Towards Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals and Increased Inequalities
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Does the Onset of Daylight Saving Time Lead to an Unhealthy Lifestyle?
- Mass Layoffs and Data Breaches Could Be Connected
- Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents Are Soaring Across the United States
- Best Bioenergy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuels by U.S. Region, Policy Goals
- A Window of Opportunity for Climate Change and Biodiversity
- Strategic Emission Caps Key to Ammonia Industry Decarbonization, Researchers Find
- Risks and Benefits of Integrating AI Into Medical Decision-Making
Monday, July 22, 2024
- Scientists Identify Possible New Transmission Factor in Hospital-Acquired Klebsiella Infections
- Virtual Reality Training for Physicians Aims to Heal Disparities in Black Maternal Health Care
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Impact of Incarceration on Youth Health
- Can Consciousness Exist in a Computer Simulation?
- These Healthcare Professionals May Be Secret Weapon Against Hypertension, Study Says
- Morals Are Key to Consumer Views on Lab-Grown Meat, Study Finds
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Genetic Study Highlights Importance of Diversity in Understanding Health Disparities
- Unhealthy Sleep Linked to Diabetes in a Diverse Population
- Study Shows New Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks Could Boost Energy Use
- Analyzing Internal World Models of Humans, Animals and AI
- Can Doomscrolling Trigger an Existential Crisis?
- Improving HIV Treatment in Children and Adolescents -- The Right Way
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Does the Type of Workstation You Use Make a Difference in Your Health and Productivity?
- Gender Inequality Across US States Revealed by New Tool
- Mental Health Training for Line Managers Linked to Better Business Performance in England
- The Most Endangered Fish Are the Least Studied
- Want to Spot a Deepfake? Look for the Stars in Their Eyes
- Ultra-Processed Food Makes Up Almost Two-Thirds of Calorie Intake of UK Adolescents, Study Finds
- The Eyes Have It: Visual Inspection Experience Essential for Airport Security Screening
- Children Living in Greener Neighborhoods Show Better Lung Function
- Boost in Infant Genetics Research Could Change Lives, Say Researchers
- Improving Identification of Human Remains Using Craniofacial Superimposition
- Cell Donor's Socioeconomic Status Shapes Cancer Treatment Outcomes, New Study Finds
- Bridging the 'Valley of Death' In Carbon Capture
- New Study Addresses a Long-Standing Diversity Bias in Human Genetics
- Chatbot Iris Offers Students Individual Support
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Could Intensive Farming Raise Risk of New Pandemics?
- Nature-Based Solutions to Disaster Risk from Climate Change Are Cost Effective
- Decline in Global Adolescent Fertility Rates Is Counteracted by Increasing Teen Births in Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Finds
- Additional Taxes Vs. Water Quotas: Study Compares the Most Effective System to Manage Water Consumption in Agriculture
Monday, July 15, 2024
- American Diets Got Briefly Healthier, More Diverse During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds
- How a Gene for Obesity Affects the Brain
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
- When to Trust an AI Model
- AI Found to Boost Individual Creativity -- At the Expense of Less Varied Content
- Why Are Board Games So Popular Among Many People With Autism? New Research Explains
- Greater Attention Needs to Be Paid to Malnutrition in the Sick and Elderly, Researchers Say
- Living Near Oil and Gas Activity Linked to Poor Mental Health During Preconception
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Charting an Equitable Future for DNA and Ancient DNA Research in Africa
- User Control of Autoplay Can Alter Awareness of Online Video 'rabbit Holes'
- Hatcheries Can Boost Wild Salmon Numbers but Reduce Diversity, Studies Find
- Introducing Co-Cultures: When Co-Habiting Animal Species Share Culture
- Researchers Uncover Brain Region's Role in Hearing and Learning
- How Risk-Averse Are Humans When Interacting With Robots?
- Scientists Call for 'major Initiative' To Study Whether Geoengineering Should Be Used on Glaciers
- Toddlers' Brains Show Significant Growth in Cognitive Skills by 16 Months
- Researchers Explore the Role of Children in Community Participatory Planning Process
- Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
- Narcissism Decreases With Age
- Many Youths Continue to Take Opioids Months After Surgical Procedures
- New Study Finds 40-Percent of Cancer Cases and Almost Half of All Deaths in the US Linked to Modifiable Risk Factors
- New Solutions to Keep Drinking Water Safe as Pesticide Use Skyrockets Worldwide
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Creativity Starts in the Cradle, New Research Shows
- AI Chatbots Have Shown They Have an 'empathy Gap' That Children Are Likely to Miss
- Holiday Season Already? Anticipation Might Make Time Seem to Fly
- Perceived Warmth, Competence Predict Callback Decisions in Meta-Analysis of Hiring Experiments
- Loneliness Increases Risk of Age-Related Memory Loss
- Rapid Growth, Persistent Challenges in Telemedicine Adoption Among US Hospitals
- Enhancing Live Football Broadcasts by Eliminating Camera Operator Distractions With AI
- Young People Believe That Artificial Intelligence Is a Valuable Tool for Healthcare
- Trauma Medical Home: New Coordinated Care Model for Injured Older Adults
- New Period Product Offers Progress in Women's Health
- When There's Money to Lose, Phone Usage While Driving Drops
- Tackling the Challenge of Coca Plant ID: Wild Vs Cultivated for Cocaine
- Pitch Perfect: Match the Message to the Idea's Newness
- Greater Focus Needed on How Existing International Law Can Prevent the Increasing Militarization of Outer Space
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Researchers Examine Economic Effects on Technological Advancements of Blue Hydrogen Production
- Trust, More Than Knowledge, Critical for Acceptance of Fully Autonomous Vehicles
- Return-to-Work Programs May Have a Hidden Cost to Women, According to Study
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Brain-Imaging Study Reveals Curiosity as It Emerges
- A Gut Microbe Could Hold a Key to Help People Benefit from Healthy Foods
- Raw Milk Is Risky, but Airborne Transmission of H5N1 from Cow's Milk Is Inefficient in Mammals
- Employees Prefer Human Performance Monitors Over AI, Study Finds
- Researchers Find Common Immune System Mechanism Between Pregnancy, Cancer
- Erasing 'bad Memories' To Improve Long Term Parkinson's Disease Treatment
- Mobile App Therapy Leads to Significant Improvement in Fibromyalgia Management
- Companies That Mitigate Climate Change Reduce Their Cost of Capital
- Why Some Abusive Bosses Get a Pass from Their Employees
Friday, July 5, 2024
Thursday, July 4, 2024
- Scientists Map How Deadly Bacteria Evolved to Become Epidemic
- Clever Pupils Don't Need to Attend Academically Selective Schools to Thrive, Study Finds
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Why Do You Keep Your House So Cold? Science Says: Ask Your Parents
- Wastewater Is a Viable Medium for Growing Lettuce in Hydroponic Systems
- Home Test Reveals the Risk of Heart Attack in Five Minutes
- Researchers Develop Predictive Model for Cross-Border COVID Spread