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New study links mothers’ stronger ethnic-racial identity to higher social skills in young children

As children head back to school this fall, one of the most important lessons won’t be found in a textbook. It will happen as they learn to share, cooperate and build friendships. New University of […]

Elephant-inspired cement tiles cool buildings without electricity

Inspired by the cracked, water-trapping skin of elephants, Penn researchers have developed a low-cost cement tile that cools buildings by capturing and slowly evaporating water—turning a structural flaw into a climate solution.This post was originally […]

There are gaps in food access in Georgia, but not where you’d expect

In 2023, more than 50 million people across the United States turned to food pantries and other charitable organizations for meals. But many may be unable to access the food they need, particularly if they […]

Graphics advances preserve stretched textures and cut shape-computation costs tenfold

Researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) presented two papers at SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles. One paper introduces new methods for texturing highly deformable surfaces, and the other proposes a faster, more […]

Jupiter-mass ‘exomoon’ orbiting brown dwarf challenges cosmic labels

Observations made with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed evidence for a moon-like object in the CD-35 2722 system. Unlike moons in our solar system, the newly found object does […]

Different lessons, shared kindness: Global study finds children’s social behavior becomes more alike with age

Children in one country may be encouraged to share their toys, while those in another are taught to show kindness through empathy or building strong social bonds. Despite these different approaches, a new study led […]

Astronomers are still trying to understand how a galaxy’s spiral arms form

The Whirlpool galaxy (M51) is a classic grand spiral galaxy. It was the first object identified as a spiral, way back in 1845. At the time, it and other galaxies were considered spiral nebulae, since […]

Kindness emerges intuitively in young children before reflection catches up, study finds

While humans are inherently social beings, psychology studies suggest that their social skills are gradually fine-tuned over time and with experience. Understanding when different social skills emerge and how they typically develop could help devise […]

It’s not just business: Why emotions are central to workplace management

“It’s not personal, it’s strictly business.” This line, which echoes throughout Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 gangster film “The Godfather,” epitomizes the classic view of management: Doing business is, above all, about making money, even if […]

Early respiratory infections may lower higher education completion and adult income

Infants exposed to respiratory illnesses through older siblings typically fare worse in education, income and health in adulthood, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen.This post was originally published on this site