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Academics from the University of Sheffield are warning that current gambling advertising rules may be insufficient after new research revealed that television gambling ads significantly influenced betting activity during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The study examined betting behavior among…
Hyesang Chang and colleagues, from Stanford University, explored why some children struggle to learn math compared to their peers in a new JNeurosci paper. Children selected which numbers were bigger than others across different trials, with quantities represented as numerical…
A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, have re-examined a small copper-alloy object excavated a century ago from…
Here’s a statistical challenge worthy of a grandmaster: How do you create an accurate ranking system when the best players usually don’t win? This is the conundrum of elite chess. The stronger the players, the greater the odds of the…
Historical injustices such as slavery and colonialism are not just matters of the past but active forces shaping present-day inequality and development, according to new legal research published in a leading African human rights volume. A new co-authored chapter by…
‘Whatever that thing is, it’s hunting us, and it won’t stop.’
The idea of a “trophy” wife or husband may not sound like a very romantic basis for marriage. It implies one half of a couple brings physical attractiveness to a relationship, while the other half brings status and money.
Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.
A composite image shows the International Space Station as it transits the Moon. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA/Joel Kowsky Have you ever heard the saying, “You have to learn how to walk before you can run?” The same can be…
Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey During a stretch of frigid weather in late January 2026, ice choked the Hudson River along Manhattan’s western shore. The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured this image of the wintry landscape…