Summary: New research shows that buying second-hand gifts is typically a thoughtful, intentional decision rather than an impulsive one. Consumers are motivated by fair prices, the thrill of finding rare…
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Finding the point of no return: Sun’s shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time
Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the outer edge of the sun’s atmosphere, a shifting boundary where solar material breaks free of the sun’s magnetic grip and streams…
How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
As a young medical student in 1975, I walked into a basement lab at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, to interview for a summer job. It turned…
Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility
More than 20% of Americans will be diagnosed with mental illness in their lifetimes. They will, that is, experience conditions that influence the way they think, feel and act –…
Valentina Alaasam | What is the “hidden cost” of abandonment to rock sparrow offspring? – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, we’re getting real about parenthood! From their recently published paper: “Mate desertion affects offspring survival, development and physiology in a songbird with multiple…
Fragments of Nazi vengeance weapon discovered in southeastern Poland
A team of detectorists have discovered V-2 rocket fragments during a survey near the Blizna Historical Park in Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Poland. The V-2 “Vengeance Weapon 2”, also known as Aggregat-4…
Study Challenges Myths About Self-Centeredness
Summary: A large international study of more than 45,000 people shows that narcissism is a universal personality trait—not one concentrated in any single country. Although nations differed somewhat, the five…
Watch Atlas V rocket launch 27 of Amazon’s internet satellites to orbit early Dec. 15
Rocket Launch: Atlas V Leo-4 – YouTube Watch On United Launch Alliance (ULA) will send another batch of Amazon’s internet satellites to orbit on Monday morning (Dec. 15), and you…
16th-century gallows discovered in Grenoble
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of rare 16th-century gallows during excavations in advance of the redevelopment of the Boulevard de l’Esplanade in Grenoble, France. The Esplanade is located on land…
Study is unlocking secrets of Roman Empire’s leather economy
The research project seeks to reveal how leather was produced, traded, and used across the Roman Empire – an area of study that has long proved challenging due to the…
