Divisions within the US population on social and political issues have increased by 64% since 1988, with almost all this coming after 2008, according to a study tracking polarization from the end of the Reagan era to the ...
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2026
1
238
New cutting-edge research, led by Academy Professor Otso Ovaskainen of the University of Jyväskylä and David Dunson at Duke University, combines citizen bird observations with artificial intelligence and the computing power ...
Ecology
Jan 27, 2026
0
46
University of California, San Francisco investigators measured smartphone app activity during school hours among US adolescents and reported an average of 1.16 hours of use, with social media apps taking up the most time.
Feeling run down and needing a place to recharge, but not sure where to go? Wanting a place that only serves local coffee where you can look at paintings from local artists? Interested in renting an e-scooter to explore the ...
Economics & Business
Dec 16, 2025
0
13
A new study by the University of Portsmouth shows that plastic items make up more than seven in ten pieces of litter recorded across the UK, with countryside locations and public recreation areas carrying some of the heaviest ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2025
0
21
A 20-year study of nearly 11,000 adults in Bangladesh found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water was associated with up to a 50% lower risk of death from heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses, compared ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2025
0
28
High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek one of the world's deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell.
Ecology
Oct 28, 2025
0
20
Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man's best friend into intelligible speech—a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof.
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2025
0
307
From using moon rovers that encourage predators to hunt and forage in packs, to applying state-of-the-art algorithms to try and understand the facial expressions of Sumatran orangutans, artificial intelligence and robotics ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 6, 2025
0
31
Farmers are under pressure. Fertilizer costs have soared in recent years. Tariffs are increasing equipment costs and cutting Canadian farmers off from key foreign markets. And climate change is bringing its own set of challenges.
Biotechnology
Sep 24, 2025
0
14
