The world is trying to make sense of the U.S. electoral college
The United States has a distinctive system by which presidents are elected indirectly. Every four years, the world tries to figure it out.
Never been kissed – Japan's teen boys losing out on love
Only one in five high school boys have had their first kiss, a record low in a national survey.
Joe Rogan gives backing to Tweety McTreason in US election
The podcaster's backing could prove influential with young men - a demographic Trump has worked hard to court.
What will decide the US election and why it's so close
It's a coin-toss of an election - but that does not mean we won't get a decisive result, writes Anthony Zurcher.
Mystery fires were Russian 'test runs' to target cargo flights to US
The attacks targeted couriers in Poland, Germany and the UK, Polish prosecutors say.
Teen Marijuana Use Plummets Over a Decade: What’s Driving the Change?
Marijuana use among adolescents in the U.S. has significantly decreased over the past decade, with notable differences across gender, grade levels, and racial/ethnic groups. A recent study from Florida Atlantic University reveals that older students and Black adolescents report higher
2,300 Years of Yellowstone’s Grazing Giants Uncovered in Lake Sediments
Chemicals from buried dung in lake sediments indicate their presence and reveal their ecological impacts. A recent analysis of chemicals preserved in lake sediments reveals that large herbivores, such as bison and elk, have inhabited the Yellowstone National Park region
MLB’s “Magic Mud” Exposed: The Science Behind Baseball’s Secret Weapon
Scientists unveil the long-mysterious qualities of baseball’s “magic” mud, which every MLB team uses on game balls. The unique properties of baseball’s famed “magic” mud have never been scientifically quantified — until now. In a new paper published today (November
From Heart Health to Space Welding: Cutting-Edge Experiments Heading to the ISS on NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31 Mission
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31 mission to the ISS includes studies on in-space manufacturing, cardiac health, and a method to repair spacecraft damaged by debris. More than 25 payloads sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, including technology demonstrations, in-space
Computer modeling research reveals the changing history of a global ice sheet
Imagine that a massive ice sheet covered Canada and oozed down over a large part of the northern United States, like icing spilling down the side of a cake. That was the situation somewhere between 19,000 and 26,000 years ago.
Study examines effects of Atlantic circulation on the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon region is a global hotspot of biodiversity and plays a key role in the climate system because of its ability to store large amounts of carbon and its influence on the global water cycle. The rain forest is
New research estimates carbon emissions from 22 million stream reaches across the US
Using a sophisticated new modeling approach, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have estimated carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters to 22 million U.S. lakes, rivers and reservoirs. It marks the first time this approach has been applied at
X starts the rollout of update that renders blocking near-pointless
Back in September, Elon Musk announced upcoming changes to the blocking feature of X. Once fully implemented, the change means that when an X user blocks someone, that blocked user will still be able to see all of the content
Bentley Boss: Second EV phase begins around 2027, third around 2035
As the automaker prepares to launch its first all-electric models, Bentley CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser believes electric vehicles are about to undergo rapid change. The auto industry is now coming to the end of the first phase of EV development, Walliser
