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When inventors move to a U.S. county, the number of successful startups, especially those valued at $1 billion or more, goes up, as inventors become founders, employees and magnets for venture capital investment. But the effects are strongest in places…
Books with maps are like Captain Flint’s buried loot in Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island”—a rare find, according to new Cornell research.
While gifted and talented education programs can be found in most public schools in the country, there is no federal standard for how they are carried out—or how students are selected for them.
A new study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on young Finnish environmental activists, discovering that their activist identities are multidimensional and even contradictory at times. The study has explored how young environmental activists construct their identities…
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“Without Mars, Earth’s orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren’t there?”
Jets of ionized gas streak across a cosmic landscape from a newly forming star. NASA, ESA, and B. Reipurth (Planetary Science Institute); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a jet of gas from…
Young children are more inclined to believe incorrect math information from men than accurate information from women, according to a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study published in the journal Developmental Science.
Management is often painted as a discipline of strategy, efficiency and resource allocation. Leadership, in this view, is largely about positioning people effectively—much like moving pieces on a chessboard—and success is won by promotions and annual bonuses.
The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.