//www.koonmotors.com/news/top/society/ Top stories featured on ScienceDaily's Science & Society, Business & Industry, and Education & Learning sections. en-us Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:30:03 EDT Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:30:03 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/top/society/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908125953.htm A group of big team science veterans has published a how-to guide to help their fellow academics build research projects involving dozens or hundreds of collaborators. The article is based on expertise gained over multiple BTS projects, and provides a road map for best practices and overcoming challenges. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:59:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908125953.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907203749.htm Music can take on many forms in cultures across the globe, but researchers have found in a new study that some themes are universally recognizable by people everywhere with one notable exception -- love songs. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:37:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907203749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907162612.htm A new study suggests that railroads are likely to cut transportation prices to prop up coal-fired plants if U.S. climate policies further disadvantage coal in favor of less carbon-intensive energy sources. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:26:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907162612.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907141939.htm An international team of scientists analysed publicly available sustainability reports released by 100 of the world's largest companies and found that around two-thirds of these global corporations are undertaking ecosystem restoration. However, the results highlight that despite many businesses claiming to actively rebuild damaged ecosystems, we know very little about what is actually being achieved. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:19:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907141939.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130410.htm Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers report. According to the study, preventive measures should be directed at both parents. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:04:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130410.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130407.htm A new study shows that counter to public perception, positive beliefs about the world are a poor indicator of a person's background. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:04:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130407.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130343.htm New research shows that socio-economic factors play a larger role in migration than climate. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130343.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130307.htm From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, 'monstrous births' -- malformed or anomalous fetuses -- were, to Western medicine, an object of superstition. In 19th-century America, they became instead an object of the 'modern scientific study of monstrosity,' a field formalized by French scientist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. This clinical turn was positioned against the backdrop of social, political, and economic activity that codified laws governing slavery, citizenship, immigration, family, wealth, and access to resources. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130307.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906165914.htm Though a cornerstone of thermodynamics, entropy remains one of the most vexing concepts to teach budding physicists in the classroom. Physics teachers designed a hand-held model to demonstrate the concept of entropy for students. Using everyday materials, the approach allows students to confront the topic with new intuition -- one that takes specific aim at the confusion between entropy and disorder. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:59:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906165914.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202521.htm When we determine which communities are more likely to get their water from contaminated supplies, median household income is not the best measure. That's according to a recent study that found social factors -- such as low population density, high housing vacancy, disability and race -- can have a stronger influence than median household income on whether a community's municipal water supply is more likely to have health-based water-quality violations. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:25:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202521.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155721.htm In the United States, tens of millions of people live behind levees, but historically disadvantaged groups are more likely to live behind subpar levees and have fewer resources to maintain critical levee infrastructure, a new study reveals. The study is the first to quantify the national disparity of disadvantaged communities living in levee-protected areas, which puts people at increased risk of flooding and other issues. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:57:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155721.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155650.htm Male fruit flies don't usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors -- or so scientists thought. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:56:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155650.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155647.htm If the region surrounding Chicago -- North America's largest freight hub -- shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution and save hundreds of lives per year, with the benefits largely concentrated in disadvantaged communities, according to a new study. The study authors highlight that neighborhoods with predominantly Black, Hispanic and Latinx residents would benefit the most -- potentially reducing disproportionate pollution and health burdens in historically marginalized areas. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:56:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155647.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125052.htm Invasive alien species are animals that may pose a threat to biodiversity, but it's time to deal with that threat in a more ethical way. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:50:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125052.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905124926.htm The school year has hardly begun and the first exams are already approaching. According to findings by researchers from the University of Basel, school children cope better with the stress if they get plenty of daily exercise. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:49:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905124926.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905124922.htm A new study looked at more than 130 traits and involved millions of couples over more than a century. It found little evidence that opposites attract. Instead, for 82% to 89% of traits, partners tended to be similar. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:49:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905124922.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905124853.htm The US continues to face stark inequalities in preterm birth and mortality rates between mothers of differing socioeconomic status and race, finds a new report. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:48:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905124853.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104633.htm ChatGPT could help to increase vaccine uptake by debunking myths around jab safety, say the authors of a new study. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:46:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104633.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104620.htm The Qing Dynasty in China, after over 250 years, crumbled in 1912. An international research team has pinpointed key reasons behind the collapse, revealing parallels to modern instability and offering vital lessons for the future. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:46:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104620.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901143623.htm A new study finds that farmers in India have adapted to warming temperatures by intensifying the withdrawal of groundwater used for irrigation. If the trend continues, the rate of groundwater loss could triple by 2080, further threatening India's food and water security. Reduced water availability in India due to groundwater depletion and climate change could threaten the livelihoods of more than one-third of the country's 1.4 billion residents and has global implications. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:36:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901143623.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901124045.htm Health benefits that have resulted from reductions in fine particulate air pollution aren't distributed equally among populations in the U.S., a new Yale-led study finds. Racial and ethnic minorities -- and Black people in particular -- still experience disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease-related deaths caused by exposure to fine particulate matter, according to the research. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:40:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901124045.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901124036.htm People without a secure job contract can likely reduce their risk of premature death by 20 per cent if they gain permanent employment, a study reports. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:40:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901124036.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142809.htm A new study found that more than half of people who own dogs expressed some level of canine vaccine hesitancy -- i.e. skepticism about vaccinating their pets against rabies and other diseases. An estimated 45 percent of US households own a dog; according to the survey results, nearly 40 percent of dog owners believe that canine vaccines are unsafe, more than 20 percent believe these vaccines are ineffective, and 30 percent consider them to be medically unnecessary. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:28:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142809.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142748.htm Exciting a brain region using electrical noise stimulation can help improve mathematical learning in those who struggle with the subject, according to a new study. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:27:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142748.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121802.htm A team of researchers has developed a new method to determine the attention levels of drivers and their readiness to respond to warning signals when using auto-pilot mode. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:18:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121802.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121749.htm Researchers have developed a method for forecasting the short-term progression of an epidemic using extremely limited amounts of data. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121717.htm A recent study of 425 Quebecers between the ages of 18 and 25 has found that young adults who have more frequent psychotic experiences also tend to spend more time using digital media. Interestingly, the study, which surveyed the participants over a period of six months, also found that spending more time on digital media did not seem to cause any change in the frequency of psychotic experiences over time. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121717.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121715.htm At a time of unparalleled rates of biodiversity loss, a new interconnected system to monitor biodiversity around the world is needed to guide action quickly enough to target conservation efforts to where they are most needed. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121715.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831120640.htm The rapid sea level rise and resulting retreat of coastal habitat seen at the end of the last Ice Age could repeat itself if global average temperatures rise beyond certain levels, according to an analysis by an international team of scientists. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:06:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831120640.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830195939.htm Experiencing the harsh sounds of skateboarding can help bridge the gulf between the joy and distaste of the noises created by the sport, a new study says. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:59:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830195939.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830195937.htm A new economic analysis has linked, for the first time, conduct problems among kindergarten students with significant costs to society in terms of crime and associated medical expenses and lost productivity when they are adults. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:59:37 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830195937.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830160823.htm Emphasising the need for energy independence and environmental stewardship could help to change people’s minds about the climate crisis, a new study says. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:08:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830160823.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830151809.htm New research into injuries sustained by trail users has found mountain biking is not the dangerous, injury-plagued sport reserved for thrill-seekers that it is often perceived to be and that the health benefits outweigh the risks. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:18:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830151809.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830151756.htm First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers, who appear to recover lost relationship satisfaction by the time their second child is 14 months old, according to a new study. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:17:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830151756.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131935.htm New research suggests parental incarceration elevates cardiovascular risk in early adulthood, potentially contributing to larger health disparities. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131935.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131919.htm People who ruminated and worried excessively were helped by an online course, a randomized controlled trial found. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131919.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131903.htm How much is adequate screen time for a child? It is the question at the forefront of many parents' minds. Now, a recent cohort study has found that the amount of screen time spent by one-year-olds is associated with developmental delays. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131903.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131858.htm Economies already under stress respond more strongly to weather events like heat waves, river floods and tropical cyclones, a new study shows. A global economic crisis as during the Covid-19 pandemic strongly amplifies the price increases private households experience from the impacts of weather extremes, a team of researchers finds. The price impacts tripled in China, doubled in the United States and increased by a third in the European Union. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:18:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131858.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131834.htm The safety of tall buildings in the world's cities, in the face of extreme external traumas like vehicle impacts, blasts or fires, has been tested using a model developed by structural engineers -- with reassuring results. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:18:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131834.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131832.htm Grandparents appeared to serve as an important private safety net when COVID-19 first hit the U.S., according to a recent study. The pandemic's arrival in 2020 coincided with a surge of nearly 510,000 children living in 'doubled-up' households, co-residing with other adults in addition to their parents or parents' partners. While these living arrangements had already been increasing before COVID-19, this was an additional increase beyond what would be expected based on previous trends -- and most of those children, about 460,000, were living with grandparents. The surge was temporary, however, and those households returned to expected levels in 2021. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:18:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131832.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131808.htm A new study found that 12% of Americans, mostly men or people aged 50-65, consume half of all beef on a given day, contributing to adverse health and environmental impacts. Educational programs targeting this group may help reduce consumption and address environmental concerns, as beef production has high greenhouse gas emissions, emphasizing the need for awareness and messaging. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:18:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131808.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131747.htm 生活在种族隔离的社区了Black children at a higher risk of having elevated blood lead levels, and this association has persisted over more than two decades, according to new research. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131747.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131726.htm In the case of boredom, we think of many situations in life but intuitively not of exams. However, an international team of academics has now studied exactly this phenomenon of test boredom for the first time and found remarkable results. According to the study, many school students are actually very bored during exams. The study also showed that utter boredom has a negative effect on exam results. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131726.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131715.htm Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than their classmates. To help teachers recognize, respond to and prevent bullying toward these students, researchers developed an evidence-based, online professional development curriculum. The curriculum highlights the value of teachers building a strong rapport with their students, noticing changes in student behavior as potential warning signs, incorporating social skills and communication skills into classroom learning objectives, as well as practicing behavior-specific praise in a way that showcases students' strengths and encourages collaboration with peers. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131715.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131611.htm While self-driving vehicles (SDVs) are being hailed as a solution for safer, more efficient roads, new research suggests some are not quite ready to embrace self-driving cars wholeheartedly -- and will need a period of gradual transition before adoption. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:16:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131611.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829124821.htm Among the negative impacts of extreme weather events around the world is one that most people may not think of: an increase in child marriages. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:48:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829124821.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162332.htm Studies show that on any given morning, about 40 percent of the working population recalls its dreams. New research shows that when dreams are first recalled, people often draw connections between their dreams and waking lives, and the connections they draw alter how they think, feel and act at work. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:23:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162332.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105526.htm The UK's brightest pupils' chances of getting top GCSE grades are actually lower in grammar schools than in comprehensives, according to a major new piece of research. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:55:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105526.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825122024.htm Researchers see potential in educational settings for the newest official ChatGPT plugin, called Code Interpreter, they've found limitations for its use by scientists who work with biological data utilizing computational methods to prioritize targeted treatment for cancer and genetic disorders. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:20:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825122024.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824150717.htm Study analyses 18 major carbon offset projects, and compares their conservation claims with matched sites that offer a real-world benchmark for deforestation levels. Over 60 million carbon credits came from projects that barely reduced deforestation, if at all. Of a potential 89 million credits from these offset schemes, only 5.4 million (6%) were linked to additional carbon reductions through preserved forest. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:07:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824150717.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824120206.htm Mathematical modeling can show how to safely blend hydrogen with natural gas for transport in existing pipeline systems. A secure and reliable transition to hydrogen is one of the proposed solutions for the shift to a net-zero-carbon economy. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:02:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824120206.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824111911.htm The first three weeks of July 2023 have been the hottest global three-week period so far. Researchers report that the European population's exposure to heat was highest in Italy. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:19:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824111911.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823192942.htm Alcohol use and subsequent handgun carrying were positively associated during adolescence and young adulthood among individuals who grew up in rural areas, similar to findings in urban areas. Reducing alcohol use may be an important strategy to prevent handgun carrying and firearm-related harm among young people in rural areas. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:29:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823192942.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165528.htm Fresh research suggests that national parks enhance bird diversity inside their borders. Large parks also support higher diversity of both birds and mammals in nearby unprotected areas. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:55:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165528.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165525.htm An understanding of how words can be broken down into smaller units of meaning plays a key role when deaf and hard of hearing children learn to read, analysis shows. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:55:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165525.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122608.htm Geoscientists have created a new method that can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris from flight MH370, an aircraft that went missing over the Indian Ocean in 2014 with 239 passengers and crew. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:26:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122608.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122604.htm Parents should be taught how to better understand the increasingly volatile social media landscape that is deploying sophisticated algorithms, according to a new study. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:26:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122604.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122553.htm The near extinction of the North American bison in the late 1800s caused a devastating, lasting economic shock to Indigenous peoples whose lives depended on the animals, an economic study finds. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:25:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122553.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822151724.htm 这是人的本性需要做判断的时候。但是为什么我们place less blame on someone, or give more praise, if we find out that person had a history of suffering in childhood? In a recent study, researchers discovered why someone's childhood adversity influences how others judge their behavior. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:17:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822151724.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822111716.htm Everyday symbols like &?!#@$ are highly memorable, according to new research. The new study aimed to investigate how well symbols are remembered compared to words with the same meaning. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:17:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822111716.htm