Science
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In Kyushu's decorated tombs, humans were never meant to be individuals
When you first step into Japan's Kyushu tombs, the first thing you notice is nothing at all. "When you enter, you're engulfed by darkness; you can smell earth a...
Can hedging make you a better communicator?
"People hedge all the time," says Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger. "Whether we are talking to a boss or a colleague, a salesperson talking to a client,...
Why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI
As millions of people were coming down from the excitement of the FIFA World Cup final at the start of this week, a different kind of excitement was building wi...
Scientists turn radio telescopes into space scanners—sharpening view of hidden orbital threats
Scientists have successfully demonstrated a breakthrough in how sensitive radio telescopes can be used to significantly improve the world's ability to detect, t...
New review highlights gaps in care for First Nations children in Canada
A new study finds that First Nations children still face long-standing inequalities in health care access in Canada despite improvements made through the applic...
Q&A: What happens when producers are responsible for recycling their products and packaging?
Who should pay when a product becomes waste—the company that made it or the public? That question sits at the center of extended producer responsibility (EPR),...
New multiplexing scheme accelerates long-distance quantum communication
Quantum networks, systems consisting of multiple connected nodes or devices that can transmit quantum information to one another, have the potential to advance...
Reversing soil degradation by 10% could feed 70 million more, global analysis finds
Factors such as erosion, dehydration and soil compaction are jeopardizing food supplies for broad swaths of the world's population, according to a study by the...
Japan cities 'cruelly hot' for first time
Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days," a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40°C (104°F), with heatstr...
2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator
Volunteers armed with chisels, brushes and protective goggles chip away at rock encasing the bones of a massive prehistoric amphibian in a glass-walled laborato...
Analysis suggests debt may increase suicide risk
In a study published in Economic Inquiry that analyzed debt and income across U.S. counties at the onset of the Great Recession in 2008, investigators uncovered...
Factors that affect the spininess of plants in different locations
Plants often grow spines, thorns and prickles to defend against animals that feed on them, but why this happens in some places more than others has remained a m...