Every day, the United States’ extensive water supply system faces pressure to deliver safe water. Now, University of Vermont (UVM) scientists have invented a new tool using AI to help communities better predict threats to their supply.
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Nearly 4 of 10 Americans report sports-related mistreatment
Nearly 40% of adult Americans say they’ve experienced some type of sport-related mistreatment in their lives, a new study shows.
Mistreatment ranged from psychological and emotional to physical and sexual. But most people who reported…
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Who gets the lion’s share? Ecologists highlight disparities in global biodiversity conservation funding
The extensive loss of biodiversity represents one of the major crises of our time, threatening not only entire ecosystems but also our current and future livelihoods. As scientists realise the magnitude and scale of ongoing extinctions, it is…
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How London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone is changing the school run
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is transforming children’s journeys to school by making streets safer, improving perceptions of air quality and encouraging children to live healthier lives. A new study published today in BMJ Open, and…
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How many languages can you learn at the same time? — Ghanaian babies grow up speaking two to six languages
Africa is a multilingual continent and many adults speak several languages fluently. An empirical study by a research team led by the Potsdam psycholinguists Prof. Dr. Natalie Boll-Avetisyan and Paul O. Omane now shows that the roots of this…
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Research indicates effects of PTSD on body vary by culture
According to the World Health Organization, about 3.9% of the world’s population has had post-traumatic stress disorder at some point during their lives. That number is higher in the United States, at about 6%.
PTSD can happen to an individual…
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Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover
In 1982, the Syrian government besieged the city of Hama, killing tens of thousands of its own citizens in sectarian violence. Four decades later, rebels used the memory of the massacre to help inspire the toppling of the Assad family that had…
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Why scientific results vary | ScienceDaily
Different analytical methods have a significant impact on the results of scientific studies. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by an international research team, which includes researchers from Bielefeld University. In the study, more…
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Married men are doing more cleaning and laundry than in the past
Historically, married women in the United States have done the lion’s share of their households’ laundry, cooking and cleaning. But that gendered norm appears to be shifting, with the gap between the time married women and men spent…
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An emissions tale of two cities: Salt Lake City vs. Los Angeles
They may both be Olympic host cities, but Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, the major population hubs of their respective states, are much different places. However, they both experience poor air quality and share valley topography that traps…
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