Polarized Instagrammers fueled media coverage of NFL athlete activism

News media covered the National Football League national anthem protests more heavily on their Instagram accounts…

More math testing could be good for primary schoolchildren, if done in the right way

Recently published U.K. government plans proposed that by 2030, 90% of children leaving primary school in…

Fewer donors say they're willing to give to a charity when it supports immigrants, especially if they're undocumented

About 45 million Americans are immigrants, a near-record 14% of the population. Among them are, according…

Analysis of ancient incense found at Famen Royal Temple reflects importance of incense trade along the Silk Road

A team of researchers affiliated with the Palace Museum, the Famen Temple Museum and the University…

Method to cultivate microbial communities in a permanently stable manner

The capabilities of complex microbial communities are used for numerous biotechnological processes. This requires special compositions…

Band crossover and magnetic phase diagram of superconducting Ba2CuO4-δ

Researchers led by Prof. Zou Liangjian from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the…

Modeling suggests loss of biocrusts by 2070 could result in increase of 15% more dust emissions

An international team of researchers has found via global modeling that loss of biocrusts due to…

Existing oil, gas and coal extraction sites need to be closed down to stay within 1.5 C, findings show

Ceasing new oil, gas, and coal development is not enough—already built extraction facilities must be prematurely…

Mysterious nuclear transient AT2019pev inspected in X-rays

Astronomers from the Ohio State University (OSU) and elsewhere have performed a detailed X-ray observational campaign…

Going beyond Mother Nature's molecules to target radioactive metals

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and collaborators at Penn State University are improving natural molecules…