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/ 4 months agoResponding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility
Boundaries exist for a reason.
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/ 4 months agoBiobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once...
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/ 4 months agoPhilly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment
After their initial visit, 69% of patients returned to the van at least four times for follow-ups.
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/ 4 months agoEast is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two
NATO member Turkey’s intention to join the 9-member body that functions as an alternative to the Western-led order shows Ankara’s global...
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/ 4 months agoFree school meals are on the rise in the US − but that could change depending on who wins the 2024 presidential election
Minnesota Gov. and vice presidential contender Tim Walz has championed his state’s free school meals policy.
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/ 4 months agoKamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black and white Christians are deeply divided over support for Donald Trump
The history of Black religious life in the US includes people of all faiths using their beliefs to fight for social...
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/ 4 months agoMaking fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why
A proposed chemical recycling plant in western Michigan may provide a handful of jobs but little environmental benefit.
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/ 4 months agoCoastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
Fast population growth has left more people in flood-prone areas of Gulf Coast communities, including Houston and New Orleans. Often, those...
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/ 4 months agoWith China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West
On Sept. 6, 2024, the US announced fresh export controls on quantum and microchip goods. Taiwan has long worked to slow...
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/ 4 months agoFewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash
Students are less likely to identify as nonbinary in states with anti-trans policies.
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/ 4 months agoTrump’s tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year
The charitable deduction vanished for the 30 million taxpayers who stopped itemizing in 2018, the year the tax changes took effect.
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/ 4 months agoFunny reviews help engage consumers, fueling impulse buys − to a point, study shows
There has been quite a bit of research on online product reviews that try to sway consumer sentiment, but new research...
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/ 4 months ago‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents
The quality of a child’s attachments to caregivers influences healthy development. And most kids with difficult temperaments do form secure attachments...
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/ 4 months agoStarting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed
From inflation to abortion, foreign policy and democracy, the two presidential candidates went at it fiercely during their prime-time debate. Two...
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/ 4 months agoOfficial US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
About 1 in 9 Americans are facing poverty today. But more than half of the people residing in the US will...
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/ 4 months agoHow we discovered that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters
Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.
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/ 4 months agoIs weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count
Your gut microbes have a lot to say about how many calories you consume and how effectively your body metabolizes them.
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/ 4 months agoI’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned
Decades-long environmental studies can reveal trends caused by climate change better than projects that last only a year or two.
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/ 4 months agoWhales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source
The Southern Ocean’s krill-rich waters attract multiple species of filter-feeding whales – and, increasingly, fishing boats.
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/ 4 months agoMedieval theology has an old take on a new problem − AI responsibility
Autonomous AI is still designed by people − so who or what is really responsible for its actions? For centuries, theologians...
