In a striking paradox reshaping global energy, the world’s leading oil and gas exporters, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, are emerging as significant pioneers of the renewable energy revolution. This transformation gained notable…
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A vision for responsible AI integration in citizen science
Angelov PP, Soares EA, Jiang R, Arnold NI, Atkinson PM (2021) Explainable artificial intelligence: an analytical review. WIREs Data Min Knowl Disc 11. https://doi.org/10.1002/widm.1424
Balázs B, Mooney P, Nováková E, Bastin L, Jokar Arsanjani J…
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Granting permits to carbon emissions: does the new production factor place a greater burden on capital or labor?
Aguiar M, Bils M (2015) Has consumption inequality mirrored income inequality?. Am Econ Rev 105(9):2725–2756
Abrell J, Ndoye Faye A, Zachmann G (2011) Assessing the impact of the EU ETS using…
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Student elective course selection patterns and satisfaction determinants identified through educational data mining
Wong, B. T. M., Li, K. C. & Liu, M. The Role of Learning Analytics in Evaluating Course Effectiveness. Sustainability 17, 559. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17020559 (2025).
Deri, M. N., Singh, A.,…
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750-year-old Indian poems reveal a landscape scientists got wrong
In the oldest known writing in Marathi, a language spoken by millions in western and central India, a 13th-century religious leader named Cakradhara points to an acacia tree as a symbol of death and rebirth. While his words were meant to convey…
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Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been hidden in his books
Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett’s dementia may have been present in his writing a decade before his official diagnosis, new research has found. Researchers have examined the lexical diversity—a measure of how varied an author’s word choices…
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More paid time off keeps US workers from quitting, study finds
At the height of the “Great Resignation” in 2021, more than 50 million workers in the United States quit their jobs, driven by stress, burnout, and rising expectations for sustainable work. Nearly half cited inadequate benefits as a main reason…
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Why well-known brands invest millions in repetitive advertising
Auto insurance companies are some of the largest advertisers, with top brands spending upward of $1.5 billion per year, even though they’re household names. When Geico runs another spot featuring its ubiquitous gecko mascot, or Progressive cranks…
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Saturday Citations: Understanding procrastination; delicious baby sauropods; a study on musical 'pleasure chills'
This week, researchers identified the role of the brain’s protein clean-up system in dementia. Fecal transplants show promising benefits in treating multiple cancer types. And biologists found that saltwater crocodiles traveled thousands of miles…
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How gene loss and monogamy built termite mega societies
Termites are among the most dominant animals on the planet, forming enormous colonies that can contain millions of individuals. Their highly organized societies raise an obvious question: how did insects with such advanced social systems evolve…
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