A new study examined how well American states are using Internet-based platforms to disseminate electoral information…
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Cosmic tempest: Astronomers detect most energetic outflow from a distant quasar
Researchers using the Gemini North telescope on Hawai’i’s Maunakea have detected the most energetic wind from…
Turned-down temperatures boost crops' penchant for production
Drought and heat put stress on plants and reduce grain yield. For some farmers, irrigation is…
US coronavirus measures are justified, economists find
Aggressive social distancing policies being used to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 are…
Asian universities close gap on US schools in world rankings by increasing STEM funding
China and South Korea are surging in the international brain race for world-class universities, as schools…
Timing of large earthquakes follows a 'devil's staircase' pattern
At the regional level and worldwide, the occurrence of large shallow earthquakes appears to follow a…
Automated 'pipeline' improves access to advanced microscopy data
A new data-processing approach created by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute offers…
Discovery offers new avenue for next-generation data storage
The demands for data storage and processing have grown exponentially as the world becomes increasingly connected,…
As coronavirus threatens seafood economy, community fisheries find ways to stay afloat
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on North America’s seafood economy, which is more globalized than…
Arduous farm labor in the past means longer working hours today
A new study in The Economic Journal finds that societies with a history of farming crops…