Financial decision-making for Black individuals can be dealt a major blow by race-based police violence, new research suggests, offering insight into the far-reaching effects of police brutality. Financial decision-making for Black individuals can be dealt a major blow by race-based police violence, new research suggests, offering insight into the far-reaching effects of police brutality. Social Sciences Economics…
Could changing the way you cook help fight global warming? If you’ve considered this question and you live in a rich country, you’ve probably been thinking about whether to ditch your gas stove for an electric or induction cooktop. But for nearly a third of the world’s population, even that gas stove would be a…
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Like many buildings in this part of rural northern Michigan, the Tsuber Auto garage in the Village of Mesick is heated with propane, delivered by truck once or twice a month to the tank outside. On a recent…
Singapore Airlines says most of the passengers who were on one of its jetliners that was battered by severe turbulence have been flown to Singapore from Bangkok. The airline says 143 passengers arrived in the city state shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Airline CEO Goh Choon Phong says an additional 79 passengers and six crew…
Hundreds of mountain goats were relocated to Washington state’s Cascade Mountains. But most died within a few years, due, in part, to the effects of climate change. Hundreds of mountain goats were relocated to Washington state’s Cascade Mountains. But most died within a few years, due, in part, to the effects of climate change. NBC News Science
Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths Scientific American Content: Global
Planetary researchers have used mathematical models and unprecedented high-resolution images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft to take a closer look at the subsurface ocean that likely lies beneath Pluto’s thick shell. The post Pluto’s Subsurface Ocean is 8% Denser than Seawater on Earth, Study Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Planetary researchers have…
The evolution of feathers is associated with novel skin ultrastructures, but the fossil record of these changes is poor and thus the critical transition from scaled to feathered skin is poorly understood. The post Study: Some Feathered Dinosaurs Had Reptile-Style Scales and Bird-Like Skin with Feathers appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. The evolution…
Changes to the definitions of conceptual words like “woke” and gaslighting are harming our ability to communicate and understand our experiences, a Leeds academic argues. Changes to the definitions of conceptual words like “woke” and gaslighting are harming our ability to communicate and understand our experiences, a Leeds academic argues. Social Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology…
Nina Dobrev of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ takes selfies in a hospital gown as she recovers from e-bike injuries and says her first time on an e-bike was her last. Nina Dobrev of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ takes selfies in a hospital gown as she recovers from e-bike injuries and says her first time on an e-bike…