Science

Siting new commercial wind energy installations is no easy feat.

A hug can soothe your mind, reduce your stress and actually activate oxytocin, the “love hormone,” in your body. But new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that not all hugs are harmless—some partners use touch…

The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building.

Time for play, connection to teachers or friends, and comforting spaces like book corners are among the key factors helping Australian children develop a sense of belonging in their first year of school, according to new research from Monash University.

A new QUT-led study, the first in Australia to focus specifically on victim-survivors’ perspectives, has revealed strong support for a range of post-custodial measures for people with convictions for sexual offending, provided those measures reduce reoffending and are matched by…

According to a new study, offline social networks, revealed by co-location data, predict U.S. voting patterns more accurately than online social connections or residential sorting. Michele Tizzoni and colleagues analyzed large-scale data on co-location patterns from Meta’s Data for Good…

JAXA has successfully deployed three new Cubesats from the International Space Station’s Kibo module, marking another step in democratizing access to space.

Reflect Orbital has applied for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license to launch a giant mirror to space next year.

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Marketing Science sheds light on how online safety-related reviews from Airbnb guests influence booking decisions and how the platform itself balances consumer welfare against its own financial incentives.

What exactly are mud pants? Rows of mud pants are a familiar sight in Finnish preschool cloakrooms. Since the 1950s, they have kept children dry, but children rarely like wearing them, and educators find them cumbersome.