A recent series of experiments conducted by Ph.D. student Maya Enisman and Dr. Tali Kleiman from the Psychology department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, challenges the longstanding theory of motivational conflict resolution introduced by Kurt Lewin. According to Lewin, conflicts between two undesirable outcomes (avoidance–avoidance conflicts) are typically harder to resolve than those between…
In a new paper in Science Advances, researchers at JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Quantinuum have demonstrated clear evidence of a quantum algorithmic speedup for the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA). In a new paper in Science Advances, researchers at JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne…
Researchers have unveiled a pioneering breeze wake-up anemometer (B-WA), employing a rolling-bearing triboelectric nanogenerator (RB-TENG) that provides a new strategy for low-energy consumption environmental monitoring. The ability of the B-WA to operate autonomously and efficiently in varying wind conditions marks a substantial advancement in the field of sustainable environmental monitoring. Researchers have unveiled a pioneering breeze…
Sticks and stones aren’t enough to thwart biological attraction, but sometimes those are the only tools available to pastoralists trying to prevent wildlife from eloping with their livestock. Sticks and stones aren’t enough to thwart biological attraction, but sometimes those are the only tools available to pastoralists trying to prevent wildlife from eloping with their livestock. Plants…
His prodigious paintings of whales and his books about sharks, giant squid and tuna were acclaimed for melding science with art. His prodigious paintings of whales and his books about sharks, giant squid and tuna were acclaimed for melding science with art. Ellis, Richard (1938-2024), Deaths (Obituaries), Oceans and Seas, Whales and Whaling, American Museum of Natural…
When Tasmanian astronomer Louis Bernacchi set foot on Antarctica in 1898, he declared, “Antarctic exploration is of capital importance to science.” While his statement remains as true as ever, scientific exploration has faced unique geostrategic and environmental threats in the intervening years. When Tasmanian astronomer Louis Bernacchi set foot on Antarctica in 1898, he declared, “Antarctic…
A study carried out by the University of Helsinki’s DogRisk research group, the University of Eastern Finland and Wise Nose–Scent Discrimination Association in Finland investigated the threshold for scent detection in dogs. A study carried out by the University of Helsinki’s DogRisk research group, the University of Eastern Finland and Wise Nose–Scent Discrimination Association in Finland…
During early summer, a unique and far-reaching meteorological phenomenon occurs in China’s Yangtze River Basin and the main islands of Japan, known as Meiyu in China and Baiu in Japan. Traditional Meiyu-Baiu with significantly misty features has a long course in Asian history and has shaped civilization over thousands of years. During early summer, a unique…
When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, finds a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer…
The air coming out of office buildings in urban areas may be more polluted than once believed, Purdue University researchers say. The air coming out of office buildings in urban areas may be more polluted than once believed, Purdue University researchers say. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories