Calculate your neighborhood"s "cognability"
Does your neighborhood help protect your cognitive health as you age?.....»»
Computational model calculates an organism"s ideal learning rate based on its life cycle and surroundings
Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub and Santa Fe Institute have developed a model to calculate how quickly or slowly an organism should ideally learn in its surroundings. An organism's ideal learning rate depends on the pace of environmental ch.....»»
Widely shared video shows political Halloween display destroyed by passerby in Denver neighborhood
Widely shared video shows political Halloween display destroyed by passerby in Denver neighborhood.....»»
Atlanta neighborhood hired case manager to address rising homelessness. It"s improving health and safety for everyone
Homelessness has surged across the United States in recent years, rising 19% from 2016 through 2023. The main cause is a severe shortage of affordable housing. Rising homelessness has renewed debates about the use of public space and how encampments.....»»
EU considers calculating X fines by including revenue from Musk’s other firms
Musk could face DSA fines of up to 6% of global revenue—including SpaceX sales. European Union regulators warned Elon Musk's X platform that it may calculate fines by including.....»»
Lawyers told to apologize for blasting recorded screams in a Philly neighborhood
Lawyers told to apologize for blasting recorded screams in a Philly neighborhood.....»»
Man shot in head during robbery attempt in upscale Los Angeles neighborhood
Man shot in head during robbery attempt in upscale Los Angeles neighborhood.....»»
Study of young African American men in US cities finds negative perspectives of community, few opportunities
Research has documented the many ways individuals' environments (e.g., community, neighborhood) affect their health. In a new study on gun ownership, researchers surveyed young African American men who lived in high-crime, high-violence cities to bet.....»»
Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety
Giant sinkholes in a South Dakota neighborhood make families fear for their safety.....»»
Woman who plugged pipe, flooded neighborhood ordered to make repair in 10 days
Woman who plugged pipe, flooded neighborhood ordered to make repair in 10 days.....»»
Amazon’s Shipping and Delivery Emissions Just Keep Going Up
A new report attempts to calculate how much damage shipping our Amazon orders is doing to the planet and how badly the company is missing its own targets......»»
Strolling around a Singapore town: What makes a neighborhood ideal for walking?
Modern lifestyle is increasingly sedentary, raising concerns about its impact on our health. To cultivate healthier lifestyles among citizens, cities like Singapore has responded with various initiatives. One focus area is active mobility, in which p.....»»
The right to be wrong: How context or human rationality may influence our decisions
Conventionally, decision-making is portrayed as a rational process: individuals calculate potential risks and aim to maximize benefits. Yet, our brains do not always endorse rational action, particularly when an immediate response is required. Someti.....»»
Study links gentrification to reduced crime, but downsides of gentrification can"t be ignored
Neighborhood gentrification in Buffalo between 2011 and 2019 was associated with a decrease in property crime, independent of a general decrease in similar crime city-wide during those same years, according to a University at Buffalo study......»»
Astrophysicists use AI to precisely calculate universe"s "settings"
The standard model of the universe relies on just six numbers. Using a new approach powered by artificial intelligence, researchers at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues extracted information hidden in the distribution of galaxies to estimat.....»»
Researchers calculate up to a billion birds may die in the US each year due to collisions with windows
A team of ornithologists from the Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the NYC Bird Alliance, Inc, and the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology has found evidence that far more birds are killed by window collisions than previo.....»»
As burglars torment L.A. neighborhood, anxious residents consider buying guns, hiring security
As burglars torment L.A. neighborhood, anxious residents consider buying guns, hiring security.....»»
Smell reports reveal the need to expand urban air quality monitoring, say researchers
Ever wondered if your neighborhood odor could be impacting your health? University of British Columbia researchers have uncovered surprising insights into the Vancouver region's "smellscape" using data from the Smell Vancouver app. Analyzing 549 repo.....»»
Mathematical models used to calculate speed of disease spread in early ocean travel
Two scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a way to calculate the approximate speed of disease spread between distant places via ocean travel hundreds of years ago......»»
Stepping stones for wildlife: How linking up isolated habitats can help nature thrive in our cities
Imagine you're a fairywren living in a patch of scrub behind a schoolyard in the suburbs. It's been pretty nice so far, but a recent increase in neighborhood cats and the council's insect control tactics mean it's time to look for somewhere safer to.....»»
Swarm of dusty young stars found around our galaxy’s central black hole
Stars shouldn't form that close to the black hole, so these would need explaining. Enlarge / The Milky Way's central black hole is in a very crowded neighborhood. (credit: UMass/D.Wang/NASA/STScI) Supermassive black hole.....»»