4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (470+ words) Falling birth rates reveal a deeper social problem: many people who want children feel blocked by economic, housing, gender, and climate pressures....

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6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (907+ words) Scientists have found a way to make GPS remarkably accurate in city "urban canyons," where navigation has long gone wrong. Most of us trust that the location shown by our GPS is accurate. But anyone who has tried navigating an…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (489+ words) What began as a mystery beneath North Carolina's blueberry fields has now been traced to a surprising culprit: a giant root-feeding beetle never before confirmed attacking blueberries anywhere else in the United States. The discovery solves a problem that has…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (845+ words) Humans are wired to focus on threats, making constant negative news exhausting. Limiting exposure and focusing on what you can control helps reduce news fatigue. During several recent conversations, people have told me that they've stopped checking their phones in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (559+ words) Parents in rural, low-income households who maintained strong family routines reported fewer behavior problems and ADHD symptoms in their children. Starting elementary school is an important step for children, but the shift can be challenging. Some children experience separation anxiety,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (358+ words) Geometry may come from navigation skills shared with animals, while human language allows those spatial abilities to become abstract mathematical reasoning. Discussions about how humans learn and understand geometry go back to ancient Greece and the time of Plato. In…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (228+ words) A major review of global smoking cessation research has found that e-cigarettes containing nicotine appear to help people quit smoking more effectively than several other commonly used methods. These include nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patches, gum, lozenges, etc.), non-nicotine e-cigarettes,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (359+ words) An analysis found that Climate TRACE may substantially underestimate city vehicle CO2 emissions, raising concerns about data accuracy in climate policy. Some of the world's most widely used climate emissions estimates could be missing far more pollution than anyone realized. A…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (517+ words) Climate scientists have formally challenged a US government report they say incorrectly downplayed clear evidence of human-driven warming. A leading climate scientist is challenging "demonstrably incorrect" claims in a major US government report that he says misrepresented his research and…...