Using a warmer tone in college syllabi makes students more likely to ask for help, study finds

College course syllabi written in a warm, friendly tone are more likely to encourage students to…

Rating tornado warnings charts a path to improve forecasts

The United States experiences more tornadoes than any other country, with a season that peaks in…

An instructor's guide to reducing college students' stress and anxiety

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, college students were reporting record levels of stress and anxiety. According…

Unusual earthquakes highlight central Utah volcanoes

If you drive south through central Utah on Interstate 15 and look west somewhere around Fillmore,…

New research highlights impact of the digital divide

The coronavirus pandemic has drawn new attention to the digital divide, as the need for online…

How the trap-jaw ant got its ultrafast bite

Powerful and deadly, the bite of a trap-jaw ant is renowned throughout the animal kingdom. Unlike…

Energy-related emissions up in December despite pandemic

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019,…

Astrophysicist's 2004 theory confirmed: Why the Sun's composition varies

An astrophysicist theorized why the chemical composition of the Sun’s tenuous outermost layer differs from that…

Hurricane resembling those in lower atmosphere observed over Earth's polar ionosphere

Hurricanes are known to occur in the lower atmosphere of Earth and even other planets, but…

Bitter receptor involved in anti-inflammatory effect of resveratrol?

At least in cell-based test systems, the plant compound resveratrol has anti-inflammatory properties. A recent collaborative…