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May 10, 2024
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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 ...
Mar. 6, 2024 — A new study provides a new comprehensive look at the potential for flooding in a combined 32 cities along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts. It predicts as many as 500,000 people will be affected by flooding alongside 1 in 35 privately owned ...
Feb. 5, 2024 — For more than 50 years, the National Hurricane Center has used the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to communicate the risk of property damage; it labels a hurricane on a scale from Category 1 (wind speeds between 74 -- 95 mph) to Category 5 (wind speeds of ...
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May 9, 2024 — The global chemical industry is a major fossil fuel consumer and climate change contributor; however, new research has identified how the sector could clean up its green credentials by getting ...
May 9, 2024 — Discrimination may speed up the biological processes of aging, according to a new ...
May 9, 2024 — Despite its benefits and recognition as a keystone practice of ocean stewardship and conservation, adoption of ecosystem-based management has been slow to take hold. To support this change in ocean ...
May 9, 2024 — An international collaboration says the world's largest marine protected areas aren't collectively delivering the biodiversity benefits they could be because of slow implementation of management ...
May 9, 2024 — A study showed that about half of those surveyed in the mid-South could not accurately identify a tornado ...
May 8, 2024 — Researchers lay out the need for design safety protocols that prevent the emerging 'digital afterlife industry' causing social and psychological ...
May 9, 2024 — The division between liberals and conservatives on both climate-change beliefs and related policy support is long-standing. However, the results of a ...
May 7, 2024 — A research group have used whole-genome sequencing to unravel the complex ancestry of the Japanese population. The analysis supports an earlier study that proposed that the Japanese population ...
May 8, 2024 — A study has found the widespread impact of child abuse and neglect, with analysis suggesting they cause nearly half of common mental conditions. ...
May 8, 2024 — Despite the high prevalence of substance abuse and its often devastating outcomes, especially among disadvantaged populations, few Americans receive ...
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May 8, 2024 — Conversational agents (CAs) such as Alexa and Siri are designed to answer questions, offer suggestions -- and even display empathy. However, new research finds they do poorly compared to humans when ...
May 8, 2024 — An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, according to a new study. The rate of children who experienced this loss more than doubled during ...
May 8, 2024 — How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study shows how different the acceptance of various wild animals in urban areas is. Important factors are the places ...
May 7, 2024 — A sharp rise in exposures to synthetic cannabis products among youth -- some leading to hospitalization -- highlights the need for increased education around the dangers of exposure and increased ...
May 6, 2024 — Cybersecurity programs vary dramatically across the country, a review has found. The authors argue that program leaders should work with professional societies to make sure graduates are well trained ...
May 6, 2024 — As the region reckons with its toxic history of offshore dumping off the California coast, new findings raise troubling questions about whether the banned pesticide remains a threat to wildlife and ...
May 6, 2024 — The toll cancer takes on lives in the U.S. has declined during the last 28 years, but not equitably. Disparities persist in many historically marginalized communities -- including communities ...
May 6, 2024 — Substance use disorder treatment in the community is a superior alternative to incarceration for offenders with a substance misuse background, according to a recent study evaluating the effectiveness ...
May 3, 2024 — Anthropologists suggest in a new study that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact of natural disasters can mitigate the devastation wrought by climate ...
May 3, 2024 — New research suggests that countries' current plans to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will not be enough to comply with the 1.5 C warming limit set out under the Paris ...
May 2, 2024 — The alarming rates of biodiversity loss worldwide have made clear that the classical way of governing biodiversity recovery based on protected areas and programs for the protection of endangered ...
May 2, 2024 — Genetics can be associated with one's behavior and health -- from the willingness to take risks, and how long one stays in school, to chances of developing Alzheimer's disease and breast ...
May 1, 2024 — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study. The researchers combined 2019 satellite ...
May 1, 2024 — Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic ...
May 1, 2024 — There's a large and growing body of evidence pointing to potentially negative impacts of social media on mental health, from its addictive nature to disruptions in sleep patterns to effects on ...
May 1, 2024 — Using multiple nicotine products can be associated with higher levels of nicotine dependence among youth and increased mortality in adults, compared with the use of one product alone. Researchers ...
May 1, 2024 — Better than expected life expectancy in two disadvantaged areas in England is probably due to population change according to local residents and professionals. In the UK, people from the most ...
May 1, 2024 — The body clock has a significant impact on the performance of NBA players. Data shows vastly better win ratio for home teams from the Western Time Zone Area (PDT) when playing an EDT team, compared ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Carbon emissions associated with air travel to professional conferences make up a sizable fraction of the emissions produced by researchers in ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — The inventors of a suite of tests that enable food packages to signal if their contents are contaminated are working to bring producers and regulators together to get their inventions into commercial ...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- New Study Finds AI-Generated Empathy Has Its Limits
- More Than 321,000 U.S. Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose from 2011 to 2021
- Acceptance of Animals in Urban Environments
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
- Cybersecurity Education Varies Widely in US
- DDT Pollutants Found in Deep Sea Fish Off Los Angeles Coast
- Past and Guides Future Efforts to Reduce Cancer Disparities
- Contract Treatment Reduces Recidivism and Substance-Related Adverse Health Events
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Sister Cities Can Help Communities Better Navigate the Climate Crisis
- 'Gap' In Carbon Removal: Countries' Plans to Remove CO2 Not Enough
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- To Bend the Curve of Biodiversity Loss, Nature Recovery Must Be Integrated Across All Sectors
- Companies May Buy Consumer Genetic Information Despite Its Modest Predictive Power
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- EPA Underestimates Methane Emissions from Landfills, Urban Areas
- Roadmap to Close the Carbon Cycle
- Social-Media Break Has Huge Impact on Young Women's Body Image, Study Finds
- Understanding Youth Nicotine Use to Prevent Initiation and Escalation
- Life Expectancy in Two Disadvantaged Areas Higher Than Expected
- Time Zones and Tiredness Strongly Influence NBA Results, Study of 25,000 Matches Shows
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Astronomers Share Climate-Friendly Meeting Solutions
- Is It Time to Retire the Best-Before Date?
- Missing Link in Species Conservation: Pharmacists, Chemists Could Turn Tide on Plant, Animal Extinction
- Big Data Reveals True Climate Impact of Worldwide Air Travel
- Machine Listening: Making Speech Recognition Systems More Inclusive
- Innovation Promises to Prevent Power Pole-Top Fires
- Data Scarcity Challenges Identification of Endocrine Disruptors
- E-Bike Incentives Prove to Be Worth the Investment
Monday, April 29, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Energy Trades Could Help Resolve Nile Conflict
- How Geography Acts as a Structural Determinant of Health
- Component of Keto Diet Plus Immunotherapy May Reduce Prostate Cancer
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Climate Change Could Become the Main Driver of Biodiversity Decline by Mid-Century
- Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Positive Perceptions of Solar Projects
- New Study Reveals How AI Can Enhance Flexibility, Efficiency for Customer Service Centers
- Laser Technology Offers Breakthrough in Detecting Illegal Ivory
- A University Lecture, With a Dash of Jumping Jacks
- Survey Finds Loneliness Epidemic Runs Deep Among Parents
- Advancing the Safety of AI-Driven Machinery Requires Closer Collaboration With Humans
- Securing Competitiveness of Energy-Intensive Industries Through Relocation: The Pulling Power of Renewables
- Computer Game in School Made Students Better at Detecting Fake News
- Shoreline Model Predicts Long-Term Future of Storm Protection and Sea-Level Rise
- Decoding Avar Society
- Child Pedestrians, Self-Driving Vehicles: What's the Safest Scenario for Crossing the Road?
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Infected: Understanding the Spread of Behavior
- Marginalized Communities Developed 'disaster Subculture' When Living Through Extreme Climate Events
- New Study Uncovers Lasting Financial Hardship Associated With Cancer Diagnosis for Working-Age Adults in the U.S.
- 'Sunny Day Flooding' Increases Fecal Contamination of Coastal Waters
- Social Media Affects People's Views on Mental Illness
- Major Milestone Reached for Key Weapons Component
- Treatment from Female Doctors Leads to Lower Mortality and Hospital Readmission Rates, Study Suggests
- Hey Dave, I've Got an Idea for You: What's the Potential of AI-Led Workshopping?
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Life Goals and Their Changes Drive Success
- Japan's Premodern Concept of Nature at Root of Distinctive Mindset in Early Childhood Education
- New Sensing Checks for 3D Printed Products Could Overhaul Manufacturing Sector
- Rise Seen in Use of Antibiotics for Conditions They Can't Treat -- Including COVID-19
- Study Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Some, but Not Many, Developmental Milestone Delays in Infants and Young Children
- Social Programs Save Millions of Lives, Especially in Times of Crisis
Friday, April 19, 2024
- The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
- How Reflecting on Gratitude Received from Family Can Make You a Better Leader
- Climate Change Will Increase Value of Residential Rooftop Solar Panels Across US, Study Shows
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Data-Driven Music: Converting Climate Measurements Into Music
- More Sustainability in Global Agricultural Trade
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- New Data Identifies Trends in Accidental Opioid Overdoses in Children
- Substantial Global Cost of Climate Inaction
- Gender Stereotypes in Schools Impact on Girls and Boys With Mental Health Difficulties, Study Finds
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Scientists Develop Framework to Measure Plastic Emissions and Bolster U.N. Efforts to Reduce Pollution
- Study Reveals How Humanity Could Unite to Address Global Challenges
- Fires Pose Growing Worldwide Threat to Wildland-Urban Interface
- Florida Wildlife Corridor Eases Worst Impacts of Climate Change
- Most Countries Struggle to Meet Climate Pledges from 2009
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Global North Energy Outsourcing Demands More Attention
- How Trauma Gets 'under the Skin'
- GeoAI Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development
- The Joy of Sports: How Watching Sports Can Boost Well-Being
- School Suspensions and Exclusions Put Vulnerable Children at Risk
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- New Computer Vision Tool Wins Prize for Social Impact
- Study Finds Increased Anxiety and PTSD Among People Who Remained in Ukraine
- Economist: Tens of Billions of Dollars in Forest Products Are Being Overlooked
- Hybrid Intelligence Can Reconcile Biodiversity and Agriculture
- Food Security in Developed Countries Shows Resilience to Climate Change
- Economic Burden of Childhood Verbal Abuse by Adults Estimated at $300 Billion Globally
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- U.S. Building Footprints Could Help Identify Neighborhood Sociodemographic Traits
- Economic Wealth May Be Linked With Happiness in China -- If Inequality Is Low
- Mixed Diets Balance Nutrition and Carbon Footprint
- The Evolving Attitudes of Gen X Toward Evolution
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Are Lab-Grown Brain Tissues Ethical? There Is No No-Brainer Answer
- Atmospheric and Economic Drivers of Global Air Pollution
- How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
- Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth Is Associated With Decreased Work Ability Throughout Adulthood
- More Premature Babies Born Following Swedish Parental Leave Policy
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Researchers Envision Sci-Fi Worlds Involving Changes to Atmospheric Water Cycle
- Adult Fish Struggle to Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas
- With the Planet Facing a 'polycrisis', Biodiversity Researchers Uncover Major Knowledge Gaps
- One-Third of Ride-Share Drivers Have Had a Crash on the Job, Survey Finds
- Nudging in a Virtual Supermarket for More Animal Welfare
- New Privacy-Preserving Robotic Cameras Obscure Images Beyond Human Recognition
- Climate Change Impacts Terrorist Activity