When white dwarfs—the hot remnants of stars like our sun—are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away from their companion. The stolen matter builds up on the surface of the white dwarf, […]
The world experienced more than 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies […]
Ageism is not only a deeply ingrained societal bias; it is a powerful tool used by cybercriminals to target and financially exploit vulnerable senior citizens, say researchers from the University of SurreyThis post was originally […]
A new report, from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project, highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in coastal communities across England.This post was originally published on this site
When it comes to learning and retaining complex skills, a new study from Texas A&M University uncovered a surprising finding: in the context of teams, having employees practice skills alone may be the best way […]
Consuming news on social media is often associated with “doom scrolling,” where people spend excessive time online consuming negative news. However, researchers have found that this same behavior, when leveraged effectively, can help foster a […]
Celebrities are all too familiar with the world of deepfakes, the colloquial term for artificial-intelligence-generated videos that depict actors and other Hollywood talent falsely doing or saying things that they never agreed to.This post was […]
Children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are twice as likely to face developmental vulnerability in communication skills and general knowledge when starting school compared to their peers, according to new Curtin-led research.This post was […]
Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams announced on July 8 he’s retiring after 27 years with the tech company.This post was originally published on this site
Astronomers from Bulgaria and Egypt have performed multi-wavelength observations of a well-known blazar designated S5 0716+714. Results of the observational campaign, published June 23 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, provide important […]
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