While some STEM majors have a one-to-one male-to-female ratio, physics, engineering and computer science (PECS) majors consistently have some of the largest gender imbalances among U.S. college majors—with about four men to every woman in the major. In a...
Domestic horses form the center of nomadic life in contemporary Mongolia.
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According to new research, nomadic horse culture -- famously associated with Genghis Khan and his Mongol hordes -- can trace its roots back more than 3,000...
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Children from low-income families are at substantial risk in terms of their social-emotional and academic skills at school entry, with fewer than half considered ready for school at age 5. A new study has found that...
A preschooler is exposed to light at night as part of a CU Boulder study measuring the impact of screens on sleep.
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With their brains, sleep patterns, and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to...
Behavioral experiments have shown that women share a sum of money more generously than men.
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Behavioral experiments have shown that women share a sum of money more generously than men. To gain a more in-depth understanding...
Comprehensive Research Review Confirms Positive School Climates Can Narrow Achievement Gaps. Image Credit: Flickr/lupuca
Positive school climates contribute to academic achievement and can improve outcomes for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a new study published in Review...
Male lion attack huge buffalo bull.
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Populations of predators and their prey usually follow predictable cycles. When the number of prey increases -- perhaps as their food supply becomes more abundant -- predator populations also...
Parents feel schools can handle basic first aid, but are less sure about urgent health situations such as an asthma attack or mental health issue.
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Violinist (stock image). “The nature vs. nurture debate has raged since the beginning of psychology,” said Zach Hambrick, MSU professor of psychology. “This makes it very clear that it’s both. Not only in the sense that both nature and...
Another reason to get an education. Longer life.
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A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado, New York University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates the number of deaths that...
Traditionally speaking, crystals -- like salt, sugar or even diamonds -- are simply periodic arrangements of atoms in a three-dimensional lattice.
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Harvard physicists have created a new form of matter -- dubbed a time crystal --...
