An international team of astronomers, including a group from the University of Warwick, have discovered the…
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White Americans still vastly overestimate racial progress, study finds
The discrepancy in perception among white Americans shows a far more optimistic view of the racial…
Q&A: Impact of effort to reduce Amazon deforestation overestimated, study finds
Projects designed to protect the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions overestimated their…
Forest margins may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought
A warming climate and more frequent wildfires do not necessarily mean the western United States will…
Study investigates the nature of X-ray binary IGR J18214-1318
Using various space observatories, Italian astronomers have investigated an X-ray binary source known as IGR J18214-1318.…
Q&A: Demographers take a closer look at Virginia's crime and policing statistics
When historians look back on 2020, the coronavirus pandemic figures to be the highlighted global event. …
Realizing the tremendous potential of biological collections will require strategy, action and investment
A new report on biological collections from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine points…
Workers and companies face new legal and financial threats as pandemic continues
Workers are worried. Supply chain breaks have left shelves bare, and bank balances are hitting zero.…
Penguin poo helps solve puzzles
Blue cod has been identified as making up a large proportion of the yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho)…
How employers can soften the blow of furloughs and layoffs
Furloughs and layoffs are traumatic—especially during a pandemic—but new research from Rice University offers ways employers…