How to make better decisions – using scoring systems
When faced with difficult choices, we often rank the alternatives to see how they stack…
South Africa is famous for its biodiversity: A new network will store and manage its plant and animal samples
South Africa has created a network of facilities to store hundreds of thousands of samples…
96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022
CC BY-ND Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in the blood…
EU files antitrust charges against Google – here’s how the ad tech at the heart of the case works
The European Union filed an antitrust case against Google on June 14, 2023, charging that…
‘Smart drugs’ make you worse at solving complex problems, new study finds
Financial services workers, medical students and others working in highly competitive environments are using so-called…
Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020
A majority of Americans say the increased focus on issues of race in the past…
Oceans to get better protection with connected underwater technology
Imagine seals swimming in the sea with electronic tags that send real-time water data to…
Forensic evidence suggests Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago
The earliest people who lived in North America shared the landscape with huge animals. On…
Arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells
When most people consider the arctic, or high-altitude mountain landscapes, they think of endless snow,…
AI could threaten some jobs, but it is more likely to become our personal assistant
BT recently announced that it would be reducing its staff by 55,000, with around 11,000…