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Dopamine assists female flies eager to mate by enhancing their sensitivity to sounds

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Many animals, including humans, can flexibly modulate their responsiveness to sounds according to different situations. This ability allows them to optimize the use of their limited brain resources by prioritizing the processing of critical information […]

Earth Sciences

Unprecedented heat in North China: How soil moisture amplified 2023’s record heat wave

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This summer, much of North China has endured widespread temperatures above 35°C. Even typically cooler, high-latitude summer retreats like Harbin in Northeast China—usually a refuge from the heat—saw temperatures soar past 35°C in late June […]

Education

Tech can tell exactly when in videos students are learning

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A new study combines eye tracking and artificial intelligence to identify the exact moments in an educational video that matter for learning in children.This post was originally published on this site

Lifestyle

How birth order could influence your mutual fund manager’s decisions

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Many people know nothing about the mutual fund manager whose investment decisions impact the performance of their IRA and 401(k) accounts. But new research suggests it’s well worth one’s while to know who’s minding your […]

Economy

Is writing with AI at work undermining your credibility?

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With more than 75% of professionals using AI in their daily work, writing and editing messages with tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or Claude has become a commonplace practice. While generative AI tools are seen […]

Nature

Tracking tidal turtles: Researcher gathers data on native turtle species’ summer breeding behavior

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Every year, hundreds of undergraduates at the University of Delaware pursue research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, especially during the summer months. Such experiences provided by UD—a nationally recognized research university—can be life-changing, […]

Nature

Uncovering the hidden world of parasites inside ticks

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When I tell people I study parasites that live inside ticks, I usually get one of two reactions: a shudder of disgust or a puzzled look that says, “Don’t ticks already carry enough diseases?”This post […]

Earth Sciences

Laser analysis enables industry to map mineral samples at an unprecedented scale

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Critical mineral lithium—the lightest of all metals—had long eluded geologists by slipping through the cracks of traditional analysis.This post was originally published on this site

Education

Students have been called to the office—and even arrested—for AI surveillance false alarms

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Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it.This post was originally published on this site

Nature

Billions of starfish deaths traced back to bacterial culprit in largest marine epidemic

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Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of extinction. New research has identified Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of the disease, offering hope that […]

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  • Misspelled names may give brands a Lyft if the spelling isn’t too weird

    Consumers don’t mind when companies use misspelled words—think Lyft for “lift” or Froot Loops for “fruit loops”—as their brand names, as long as the alterations aren’t too extreme and the misspelling makes sense.This post was [...]
  • Study highlights resilience of small exporters in wartime Ukraine

    As the shocks of war continue to be a daily reality for people in Ukraine, smaller exporting firms have demonstrated the critical role of relational capital—fostering trust, cooperation, and communication with foreign partners—to survive and [...]
  • Tropical systems spin up Mid-South crop insurance rates

    Farmers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi pay four to six times more for crop insurance than their counterparts in the upper Midwest, and Hunter Biram wanted to know why.This post was originally published on this [...]

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