How terrorism affects our attitudes
Many studies have investigated how terrorism affects people. A new, large meta-study has compiled the results of 325 previous studies to tease out some overall results across contexts. The meta-study includes responses from more than 400,000 people......»»
Did Facebook fuel political polarization during the 2020 election? It’s complicated.
There's strong ideological segregation, but proposed interventions didn't change attitudes. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Over the last several years, there have been growing concerns about the influence.....»»
Data from Facebook, Instagram study on 2020 presidential election released
The Social Media Archive at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research has released data focusing on the impact of Facebook and Instagram on key political attitudes during the U.S. 2020 elections......»»
Researchers investigate how the cellular environment affects protein conformational dynamics
Protein dynamics through motions of loops, linkers, and hinges can generate distinctive conformations that are important for protein function. Most proteins perform their functions in cells. However, how the complex cellular environment affects the c.....»»
Examining how El Niño affects precipitation over the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctica
The precipitation in West Antarctica, especially around the Antarctic Peninsula, exhibits large variability on the interannual time scale. In recent years, scientific research activities, tourism and fisheries have been experiencing remarkable growth.....»»
Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix
"Zenbleed" bug affects all Zen 2-based Ryzen, Threadripper, and EPYC CPUs. Enlarge (credit: AMD) A recently disclosed bug in many of AMD's recent consumer, workstation, and server processors can cause the chips to leak d.....»»
Spiritual people more likely to be skeptical about science, study finds
Scientists surveyed 600 Dutch people on what they think and believe about certain topics and how that affects their opinions on science. Specifically, it involved what they thought about nanotechnology, human genome editing and artificial intelligenc.....»»
Changes to gender beliefs needed to tackle trans and gender diverse prejudice, says study
Negative attitudes towards the trans and gender diverse (TGD) community are affected by people's fundamental beliefs regarding gender, according to new Nottingham Trent University (NTU) research which recommends that anti-prejudice education be targe.....»»
How Culture Affects the "Marshmallow Test"
A classic test of self-control can carry complex cultural biases.....»»
Team investigates how warming affects uptake and release of carbon dioxide in subarctic grassland
Soil is the largest natural carbon storage in the world. In Northern ecosystems particularly large amounts of carbon are stored, but they are also particularly strongly affected by global warming. A study recently published in Global Change Biology b.....»»
Laser experiments reveal how high voltage affects charged ions in burning fuel
A burning flame is full of charged particles that can be affected by an electric field. KAUST researchers have now studied the use of high voltages to control these particles, which could potentially reduce soot formation and improve a flame's stabil.....»»
Neutering practices for pet UK cats significantly influence feral populations, math model suggests
A new mathematical model of UK cat populations suggests that neutering of cats that belong to people not only affects the population dynamics of owned cats, but also affects feral, stray, and shelter subpopulations. Jenni McDonald of Cats Protection.....»»
Researchers invent trap for capturing and comparing individual bacterial cells
All hospitals battle an invisible threat: Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is a type of bacteria that affects thousands of patients each year in intensive care units, where it can cause sepsis, pneumonia and other types of infections......»»
Synthesizing 200 years of research on the urban impact on regional climate and extreme weather
Researchers know that urbanization has noticeable effects on processes at and near the Earth's surface. This affects the weather and climate in ways that have consequences for rapidly growing urban populations. The scientific literature focusing on u.....»»
Apple petitions Supreme Court to over-rule "Fortnite" lawsuit
Apple is taking its battle with Epic Games to the U.S. Supreme Court with the intention to reverse a ruling from the Court of Appeals that affects the App Store policies.The long-running lawsuit between the Fortnite game maker and the App Store owner.....»»
Why schoolchildren are regularly being targeted by terrorist groups in many countries
An Islamic State-linked group in Uganda attacked a school in June, killing more than 40 people, mostly students, in what seems to be an escalating trend of terrorism against schools. The attackers set fire to school dormitories and used machetes to k.....»»
Water storage capacity in oceanic crust slabs increases with age, researchers find
An international research team has discovered that a subduction zone's age affects the ability for it to recycle water between the Earth's surface and its inner layers......»»
A worm named after a comedian is impacting spiny lobster reproduction and could threaten a lucrative fishing interest
A species of nemertean worm discovered by a Clemson University marine biologist five years ago affects the reproductive performance of Caribbean spiny lobsters, a critical species in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico......»»
Investigating the intricacies of auxin signaling mechanisms in algae
Phytohormones are chemical messengers that regulate the growth of plants and their response to the environment. In land plants, auxin is an important and well-studied phytohormone that affects various aspects of plant development......»»
MOVEit compromise affects pension systems, insurers
The compromise of PBI Research and The Berwyn Group’s MOVEit installation has resulted in the theft of data belonging to several pension systems and insurance companies – and millions of their users. PBI + Berwyn Group – a populatio.....»»
Potential NMR-based wettability index for rocks proposed
Reservoir wettability plays a crucial role in determining how oil and water are distributed and affects the success of enhanced oil recovery methods in oil exploration and development. However, as more complex wettability formations, like tight oil a.....»»