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May 28, 2024
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May 20, 2024 — Glaciologists show evidence of warm ocean water intruding kilometers beneath grounded ice at Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The findings suggest that existing climate models are underestimating the impact of ocean and ice interactions in ...
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 ...
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May 28, 2024 — A new study concludes that nearly half of the food waste, about 620 million metric tons, could be eliminated by fully refrigerated food supply chains ...
May 28, 2024 — Greater use of pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially save millions of dollars in health care costs, according to new research. The findings also indicate a way to improve healthcare ...
May 28, 2024 — Through a study of 1,002 participants, scientists have found that almost half (45.7 per cent) say they intend to use air taxis when they become available, with over one-third (36.2 per cent) planning ...
May 23, 2024 — Children who were behind in their development at age 4-5 were almost three times as likely to have been out of education, employment, or training at ...
May 23, 2024 — Primarily due to the impact of urbanisation and global warming, urban heatwaves have become a challenging issue worldwide, with Hong Kong ...
May 22, 2024 — Even slight cognitive changes can affect an older person's decision to stop driving, according to a new study. The findings suggest that routine cognitive testing -- in particular, the kind of ...
May 22, 2024 — A new study has found that residents living in the downstream communities that border the Merrimack River are at a substantially increased risk of developing acute gastrointestinal illnesses (AGI) in ...
May 23, 2024 — While work is occasionally stressful for everyone, some people wear stress as a badge of honor. They're taking one for the team and want to tell you all about it. New research found people who brag ...
May 23, 2024 — Concierge services built on artificial intelligence have the potential to improve how hotels and other service businesses interact with customers, a new paper ...
May 22, 2024 — Breastmilk can promote equitable child health and save healthcare costs by reducing childhood illnesses and healthcare utilization in the early years, according to a new ...
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May 23, 2024 — An exploration into the national U.S. dataset on children ever diagnosed with ADHD has revealed an 'ongoing and ever-expanding' public health ...
May 23, 2024 — Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global ...
May 23, 2024 — Economic difficulty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a cascade of connected problems for some parents -- resulting in mental health problems for their children, a new study suggests. ...
May 23, 2024 — A new study assessed cannabis use in the United States between 1979 and 2022, finding that a growing share of cannabis consumers report daily or near-daily use and that their numbers now exceed those ...
May 22, 2024 — A new survey finds many Americans are ill-prepared to help in emergency ...
May 22, 2024 — Research has resulted in a new method of screening for sleep disorders in children. The tool, the first of its kind, allows health professionals to assess children for multiple sleep problems at ...
May 22, 2024 — A new study demonstrates that kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials fear humans far more than any other ...
May 22, 2024 — Short but severe episodes of flooding from hurricanes in Texas and Florida triggered a nationwide increase in flood insurance sign-ups depending on how socially connected a county was to the flooded ...
May 22, 2024 — Scientists have shown that problems regulating emotions -- which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts -- may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
May 22, 2024 — A landmark longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ youths has found that transitioning gender identities is not associated with depression and that about 1 in 3 gender-minority youths change their gender ...
May 21, 2024 — To achieve global biodiversity targets, conservationists and governments must prioritize the establishment and effective management of large, interconnected protected areas with high ecological ...
May 21, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated the benefits of lung cancer screening across socioeconomic groups. Evidence in the new study illustrates the value and importance of screening, especially for those who ...
May 21, 2024 — Researchers analyzed data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study and found that socioeconomic status (SES) transitions affect dementia risk. Specifically, upward SES mobility is greater ...
May 21, 2024 — Urban greening projects should consider historical development patterns and past discriminatory practices to avoid exacerbating the unequal distribution of environmental benefits, says an urban and ...
May 20, 2024 — Replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses may yield up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per individual bus, according to a new study. The researchers found that these ...
May 20, 2024 — The dramatic decline in childhood mortality during the 20th century has added a full year to women's lives, according to a new ...
May 20, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new theory of how changing market conditions can lead large numbers of otherwise cautious consumers to buy risky products such as subprime mortgages, cryptocurrency or ...
May 20, 2024 — Leading AI scientists are calling for stronger action on AI risks from world leaders, warning that progress has been insufficient since the first AI Safety Summit six months ago. Then, the ...
Decarbonization Dynamics: New Analysis Unveils Shifting Trends in the Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
May 20, 2024 — Researchers have conducted a worldwide analysis of voluntary carbon offset programs and identified trends into which types of carbon reduction technologies are selected and prioritized. Their ...
May 20, 2024 — Using more robots to close labor gaps in the hospitality industry may backfire and cause more human workers to quit, according to a new study. The study, involving more than 620 lodging and food ...
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Approximately One in Nine U.S. Children Diagnosed With ADHD, as New National Study Highlights an 'ever-Expanding' Public Health Concern
- The Global Clean Water Crisis Looms Large
- How Family Economic Insecurity Can Hurt Child Mental Health
- New Study Highlights Significant Increases in Cannabis Use in United States
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Half of Americans Feel Unprepared to Help in a Life-Threatening Emergency
- New Method for Diagnosing Sleep Disorders in Children
- Australian Study Proves 'humans Are Planet's Most Frightening Predator'
- Social Networks Can Influence Perception of Climate-Change Risk
- One in Two Children With ADHD Experience Emotional Problems
- Transitioning Gender Identities Is Not Linked With Depression
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Conservation of Nature's Strongholds Needed to Halt Biodiversity Loss
- Lung Cancer Study Offers Further Evidence on Importance of Screening
- Climbing the Social Ladder May Slow Dementia
- Green Infrastructure Plans Need to Consider Historical Racial Inequalities
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Electric School Buses May Yield Significant Health and Climate Benefits, Cost Savings
- Mothers Live Longer as Child Mortality Declines
- Evolving Market Dynamics Foster Consumer Inattention That Can Lead to Risky Purchases
- World Leaders Still Need to Wake Up to AI Risks
- Decarbonization Dynamics: New Analysis Unveils Shifting Trends in the Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
- Robot-Phobia Could Exacerbate Hotel, Restaurant Labor Shortage
- U.S. Drought-Monitoring System Outpaced by Climate Changes
- Ukraine War Caused Migrating Eagles to Deviate from Their Usual Flight Plan, Study Finds
- Should Your Exercise Goals Be in Minutes or Steps? Study Suggests They Are Equally Beneficial
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Better Medical Record-Keeping Needed to Fight Antibiotic Overuse
- Differing Values of Nature Can Still Lead to Joined Up Goals for Sustainability
- Can We Revolutionize the Chemical Industry and Create a Circular Economy? Yes, With the Help of Catalysts
- Global Life Expectancy to Increase by Nearly 5 Years by 2050 Despite Geopolitical, Metabolic, and Environmental Threats
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Under Stress, an Observer Is More Likely to Help the Victim Than to Punish the Perpetrator
- Study Reveals Consumers Value Animal Welfare More Than Environmental Sustainability When Buying Meat and Dairy Products
- Wind Farms Can Offset Their Emissions Within Two Years
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- When Saying 'please' Is More Strategic Than Magic
- Access to Gardens and Citizen Science Helps Encourage Conservation Among Children, Study Shows
- Bluetooth Tracking Devices Provide New Look Into Care Home Quality
- Singing Researchers Find Cross-Cultural Patterns in Music and Language
- The Crystallization of Memory: Study Reveals How Practice Forms New Memory Pathways in the Brain
- Racial Disparities in Childhood Obesity on the Rise
- John Milton's Notes Discovered, Including a Rare Example of Prudish Censorship
- Penalties for Dropping out of Ecosystem Services Incentive Programs Should Equal Lost Environmental Benefits
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- The Case for Sharing Carbon Storage Risk
- Counterfeit Coins Can Be Detected More Easily Thanks to a Novel Approach
- Study Tallies Heatwave Deaths Over Recent Decades
- 90% of Floridians Believe Climate Change Is Happening
- New Transit Station in Japan Significantly Reduced Cumulative Health Expenditures
- What Motivates Preschoolers to Prepare for the Future
- Giving Lessons to Your Teenage-Self Could Boost Your Wellbeing
- People Without an Inner Voice Have Poorer Verbal Memory
- Mixed Public Opinion on Polygenic Embryo Screening for IVF
Monday, May 13, 2024
- Coming out to a Chatbot?
- Chatbots Tell People What They Want to Hear
- When Consumers Would Prefer a Chatbot Over a Person
- The Price Tag of Phasing-out Coal
- Team Studies Factors Related to a Sense of Economic Insecurity in Older Adults
- Study Traces an Infectious Language Epidemic
Friday, May 10, 2024
- US Navy Growler Jet Noise Over Whidbey Island Could Impact 74,000 People's Health
- AI Systems Are Already Skilled at Deceiving and Manipulating Humans
- AI Intervention Mitigates Tension Among Conflicting Ethnic Groups
- AI Knowledge Gets Your Foot in the Door
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Discrimination May Accelerate Aging
- Transformation of Ocean Management Is Underway
- Manganese Sprinkled With Iridium: A Quantum Leap in Green Hydrogen Production
- Ocean Biodiversity Work Needs Improvement
- Take Cover! Survey Shows Tornado Warnings Widely Misunderstood
- High School Student Helps Transform 'crazy Idea' Into Innovative Research Tool
- Liberals and Conservatives Differ on Climate Change Beliefs -- But Are Relatively United in Taking Action
- Net Zero Plans Show Limited Climate Ambition on 'residual' Emissions
- Getting Dirty to Clean Up the Chemical Industry's Environmental Impact
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- 'Digital Afterlife': Call for Safeguards to Prevent Unwanted 'hauntings' By AI Chatbots of Dead Loved Ones
- New Study Finds AI-Generated Empathy Has Its Limits
- Researchers Say Future Is Bright for Treating Substance Abuse Through Mobile Health Technologies
- More Than 321,000 U.S. Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose from 2011 to 2021
- Childhood Maltreatment Responsible for Up to 40 Percent of Mental Health Conditions
- Acceptance of Animals in Urban Environments
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Mobile Teams Bring COVID-19 Vaccines to Rural Villages in Sierra Leone
- Decoding the Three Ancestral Components of the Japanese People
- New Study Finds Increase in Exposures to Synthetic Tetrahydrocannabinols Among Young Children, Teens, and Adults
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
- Self-Critical Perfectionism Gnaws on Students' Well-Being Already in Lower Secondary School
- Contract Treatment Reduces Recidivism and Substance-Related Adverse Health Events
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Sister Cities Can Help Communities Better Navigate the Climate Crisis
- New Study Reveals How Teens Thrive Online: Factors That Shape Digital Success Revealed
- Birdwatching Can Help Students Improve Mental Health, Reduce Distress
- 'Gap' In Carbon Removal: Countries' Plans to Remove CO2 Not Enough
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Scent Sells -- But the Right Picture Titillates Both Eyes and Nose, Research Finds
- 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