Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study from the University of Zurich has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, girls’ subjective evaluations are more likely to be based on objective performance. Boys are good…
On June 8, 1023, 1,001 years ago, King Cnut took a bath. In itself this was not particularly remarkable. Contrary to the image of a ubiquitously grubby middle ages that dominates film and television, there is evidence to suggest that among the upper classes, at least, bathing was a regular pleasure. On June 8, 1023, 1,001…
Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed a so-called sacrarium at Pompeii, an ancient Roman city frozen in time after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The post 2,000-Year-Old Shrine with Blue-Painted Walls Unearthed at Pompeii appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed a so-called sacrarium at Pompeii, an…
In a new research article, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) describe Omega, an open-source software tool that significantly advances the field of bioimage analysis. Omega harnesses the power of large language models (LLMs) to enable scientists to process and analyze biological images through natural language conversations rather than having to…
Timothy Lang is a co-author on an article titled “Employing Optical Lightning Data to identify lightning flashes associated to Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes,” which was published in the Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology. Timothy Lang is a co-author on an article titled “Employing Optical Lightning Data to identify lightning flashes associated to Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes,” which…
It’s a peculiarly Australian problem with potentially deadly consequences—wild kangaroos jumping from bushland on to highways full of moving vehicles. It’s a peculiarly Australian problem with potentially deadly consequences—wild kangaroos jumping from bushland on to highways full of moving vehicles. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Efforts to tackle false information through fact-checking or media literacy initiatives increase the public’s skepticism toward “fake news.” However, they also breed distrust in genuine, fact-based news sources, shows a University of Zurich-led study using online survey experiments in the US, Poland and Hong Kong. Efforts to tackle false information through fact-checking or media literacy initiatives…
Southern California air regulators have voted to impose millions of dollars in fees on the region’s heaviest polluters, undoing a controversial program that made major sources immune from penalties. Southern California air regulators have voted to impose millions of dollars in fees on the region’s heaviest polluters, undoing a controversial program that made major sources immune…
We know that there is ice at the Martian poles and underground, but until now it wasn’t clear it could exist on the surface of the Red Planet We know that there is ice at the Martian poles and underground, but until now it wasn’t clear it could exist on the surface of the Red Planet New…
An international team of astronomers led by the University of Vienna has deciphered the formation history of young star clusters, some of which we can see with the naked eye at night. The team, led by Cameren Swiggum and João Alves from the University of Vienna and Robert Benjamin from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, reports…