Measuring the psychological impact of a health pandemic on stock markets

Stock markets around the world have taken significant and historic levels of damage this week due…

Ancient ballcourt in Mexico suggests game was played in the highlands earlier than thought

A pair of researchers with George Washington University has found evidence of an ancient ball game…

Addressing the nation, leaders say one thing. Does their body language say another?

When leaders address their constituents, what they say matters as much as how they say it—perhaps…

Economic uncertainty abounds as effects of the coronavirus escalate

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing our daily lives in unprecedented and unexpected ways. Beyond the fear…

What lives, what dies? The science behind the decision to cull seals to save cod

Atlantic cod on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland supported one of the world’s greatest fisheries for…

A new theory of magnetar formation

Magnetars are neutron stars endowed with the strongest magnetic fields observed in the universe, but their…

Mechanically controllable nonlinear dielectrics

Strain-sensitive barium strontium titanate (Bax-Sr1-x-TiO3) perovskite systems are widely used for their superior nonlinear dielectric behaviors.…

How to optimize online learning in the age of coronavirus

Due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) there will be increasing reliance on online learning for…

COVID-19 'should not necessarily foreshadow an economic downturn'

Market hysteria over coronavirus may have seen hundreds of points wiped off indexes around the world…

Cleaving through the heart of viral infections

A novel CRISPR/Cas system that can efficiently attack and destroy several prolific plant viruses has been…