Urban highways promise to get people to their destinations faster — and bring them together. But at the same time, they reduce social connections between people within the city, especially at distances of less than 5 km, according to a study…
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New study examines how physics students perceive recognition
Experts see peer recognition as important to student success in physics, and a new study gives college-level physics instructors insight into how students perceive the message from their classmates that “you’re good at physics.”
Even when women…
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Why some are more susceptible to developing PTSD symptoms than others
People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma than people with a calmer amygdala. This is evident from research…
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How ‘self-silencing’ your opinion may change behavior
People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to “self-silence” themselves in conversation — and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs, a new study found.
Researchers found that those who felt…
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The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs
A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.
Scientists including the MIT team have observed signs of ozone recovery in the past. But the new…
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Creativity boosts standardized literacy and numeracy test scores: Australia
When ‘Elephant’ toothpaste erupts from the science lab, history deals up Pokémon playing cards, and math class bakes a batch of chocolate brownies, it might seem like chaos.
Yet, a groundbreaking study from University of South Australia…
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Citizen scientists make cosmic discoveries with a global telescope network
In January in Monterrey, Mexico, Iván Venzor was one of only a dozen people in the world to glimpse a potential Jupiter-sized planet crossing in front of a distant star.
It happened too fast to see by eye — just a seconds-long…
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AI tool can predict water quality across the U.S.
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.
New…
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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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