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/ 1 year agoWe blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate their performances − with surprising results
A common criticism of women’s sports is that female players aren’t as entertaining or skilled as their male counterparts. Two researchers...
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/ 1 year agoFresh water is a hidden challenge − and opportunity − for global supply chains
Smart water management isn’t just good for the earth. It’s good for business.
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/ 1 year agoLatter-day Saints lawsuits raise questions over Mormon tithing – can churches just invest funds members believe are for charity?
Like all charitable donors, church members – even those who make donations to remain in good standing with their religious institution...
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/ 1 year agoKetamine can rapidly reduce symptoms of PTSD and depression, new study finds
The analysis shows that ketamine may start relieving symptoms of PTSD within one day, but it is still unclear how long...
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/ 1 year agoWant a healthier lawn? Instead of bagging fall leaves, take the lazy way out and get a more environmentally friendly yard
Mulching feeds your lawn and garden with nutrients and organic matter.
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/ 1 year agoResources to save ‘every creeping thing of the earth’ are limited. What would Noah do?
As COP28 looks for solutions to the climate crisis, retaining biodiversity is crucial to the planet’s future. But not every species...
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/ 1 year agoHow effective are public service announcements? Three scholars weigh in
The US attorney for the District of Maryland recently released a PSA to help stem the tide of violence in the...
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/ 1 year agoEngineered ‘living materials’ could help clean up water pollution one day
‘Living materials’ made with genetically engineered bacteria and Jell-O-like gel could make pollutants in water bodies nontoxic.
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/ 1 year agoYour mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words
Most people can draw from tens of thousands of words in their memory within milliseconds. Studying this process can improve language...
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/ 1 year agoSam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Here’s what investors need to know
The downfall of the onetime multibillionaire holds lessons for investors and regulators alike.
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/ 1 year agoLetting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research
The share of low-income US families who sometimes or often didn’t have enough food to eat fell from 24.5% to 22.5%...
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/ 1 year agoBoth Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here’s what the term actually means
People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does...
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/ 1 year agoGenerative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles
Political scientists have begun to investigate ways AI can help people understand politics better and get more voices into the public...
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/ 1 year agoYoung men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle
Mass shootings account for only about 3% of gun homicides in the U.S.
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/ 1 year agoAcapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis’ destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city
The best science is not always the best engineering when it comes to building codes. It’s also a problem across the...
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court justices consider whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers
An important tool in the fight against domestic violence is under scrutiny in a major US Supreme Court case.
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/ 1 year agoWhat’s your chronotype? Knowing whether you’re a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams
Synchronizing your daily activities to your circadian rhythm could help you improve your performance on a variety of cognitive tasks −...
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/ 1 year agoWhy are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?
Many years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence. Their constituents tend to prefer they step...
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/ 1 year agoAs Ohio and other states decide on abortion, anti-abortion activists look to rebrand themselves as not religious
An analysis of anti-abortion rights groups in the US shows that while some specifically turn to Christianity to explain their positions,...
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/ 1 year agoClimate change hits indebted businesses hardest, new research suggests
Global warming plus leverage equals a big mess for companies.
