Follow ScienceDaily - Society, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/rss52 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 09:31:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgMFLBnb5J_85s0ohxaO6Yr Changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a conversation, new research suggests.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:41:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgMFLBnb5J_85s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgMFLBnb5J_811cWWor9YPv Researchers have developed autonomous driving software which distributes risk on the street in a fair manner. The algorithm contained in the software is considered to be the first to incorporate the 20 ethics recommendations of the EU Commission expert group, thus making significantly more differentiated decisions than previous algorithms. Operation of automated vehicles is to be made significantly safer by assessing the varying degrees of risk to pedestrians and motorists.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2023 15:13:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgMFLBnb5J_811cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRviGSs4quQsEdZs0ohxaO6Yr How long people live is less predictable and life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries, compared to peaceful countries, according to a new study. It reveals a direct link between the uncertainty of living in a violent setting, even for those not directly involved in the violence, and a 'double burden' of shorter and less predictable lives.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2023 15:12:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRviGSs4quQsEdZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgLj5WyYtDBhHn9ye8UNv30 A team of researchers have now begun to document the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. Leveraging publicly available datasets, the researchers analyzed a 'natural experiment' occurring in California as residents in the state rapidly transitioned to electric cars, or light-duty zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs). The team compared data on total ZEV registration, air pollution levels and asthma-related emergency room visits across the state between 2013 to 2019. As ZEV adoption increased within a given zip code, local air pollution levels and emergency room visits dropped.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:35:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgLj5WyYtDBhHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvjmWMXLBqWjzClmFkX7M1Jw While residents in California are still dealing with damage from last month's floods -- after years of devastating droughts -- engineers are looking at better ways to manage the delivery of safe drinking water to homes. Things to consider include a changing climate, costs and sustainability.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:53:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvjmWMXLBqWjzClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvh4e57AyypTPSejEQ2Mq9rY Neuroscientists have compiled extensive interdisciplinary findings from neuroscience, psychology, computer modelling and education on the topic of 'learning' in a recent review article. The results of the interdisciplinary review reveal the mechanisms the brain uses to achieve improved learning outcome by combining multiple senses or movements in learning. This kind of learning outcome applies to a wide variety of domains, such as letter and vocabulary acquisition, reading, mathematics, music, and spatial orientation.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:42:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvh4e57AyypTPSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhFYzG-LzZnVezdsCmHakzH A study found that under more severe climate warming scenarios, the inventory of trees used for timber in the continental United States could decline by as much as 23% by 2100. The largest inventory losses would occur in two of the leading timber regions in the U.S., which are both in the South.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:42:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhFYzG-LzZnVezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhFYzG-LzZnVXn9ye8UNv30 Insects play crucial roles in almost every ecosystem -- they pollinate more than 80% of plants and are a major source of food for thousands of vertebrate species -- but insect populations are collapsing around the globe, and they continue to be overlooked by conservation efforts. Protected areas can safeguard threatened species but only if these threatened species actually live within the areas we protect. A new study found that 76% of insect species are not adequately covered by protected areas.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:42:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhFYzG-LzZnVXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvh6VMflGAR2xnn9ye8UNv30 Researchers have developed and repeatedly tested a procedure that captures more information from eyewitnesses and improves the accuracy of lineups in police investigations.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:44:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvh6VMflGAR2xnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRviz5tkVs24i3uzdsCmHakzH A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle from 2017 to 2022 enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread. Additional analysis of the gut pathogen and its transmission patterns helped direct approaches to testing, treatment, and public health responses. The aim of the study was to better understand the community transmission and spread of antimicrobial resistance and to treat these multi-drug resistant infections more effectively.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:43:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRviz5tkVs24i3uzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRviz5tkVs24i3l1cWWor9YPv Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study. Climate policy, protests, and the Ukraine crisis: the participating researchers systematically assessed to what extent social changes are already underway -- while also analyzing certain physical processes frequently discussed as tipping points. Their conclusion: social change is essential to meeting the temperature goals set in Paris. But what has been achieved to date is insufficient.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:43:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRviz5tkVs24i3l1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhSRIyKt6ZbEOzdsCmHakzH China's stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China, particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities -- potentially reducing 23,000 premature deaths due to air pollution in 2021 than in 2015, a new study reveals.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:43:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhSRIyKt6ZbEOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvjop3xSTPC2CKCY3L745TL_ A new psychology study finds that if people are asked to reflect on their life values before engaging in discussions, debates are more convivial and harmonious.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 02:37:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvjop3xSTPC2CKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgdJ5WTrACmtnn9ye8UNv30 Variable stimuli influence learning processes in the visual system.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:44:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgdJ5WTrACmtnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhohlJc5mMkXnn9ye8UNv30 A recent study of 81 babies between 14 and 19 months old found the same outcome: When these babies watched a video where they were shown pictures of toy cars and toy pigs and listened to someone count out loud prior to the toys being hidden in a box -- similar to an earlier study done in person -- the babies looked longer when the box was lifted and some of the objects disappeared. When there was no out loud counting and just pointing in the video, the babies became distracted and looked away, similar to the same earlier study done in person.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:44:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvhohlJc5mMkXnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgvM_uODTSLn-zdsCmHakzH Shining light on a water droplet creates effects analogous to what happens in an atom. This can help us understand how atoms work, write researchers.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:19:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgvM_uODTSLn-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgvM_uODTSLn3n9ye8UNv30 First study to show that delivering information at the natural tempo of our neural pulses accelerates our ability to learn. Participants who got a simple 1.5-second visual cue at their personal brainwave frequency were at least three times faster when it came to improving at a cognitive task. When researchers tested participants again the next day, those who had improved faster were still just as good -- the learning stuck.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:19:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgvM_uODTSLn3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgkSCWV5rl0I11cWWor9YPv Popular fireworks should be replaced with cleaner drone and laser light shows to avoid the 'highly damaging' impact on wildlife, domestic pets and the broader environment, new research has found.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:39:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvgkSCWV5rl0I11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvj7Y2mQB-ZIYl1cWWor9YPv Researchers set up a structure that helps them systematically go through different types of resources and figure out if they meet the aims of diversifying syllabi.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:05:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvj7Y2mQB-ZIYl1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvjFiodNJN_vSZVjH6qdYdAk Scientists develop a newer, more accurate method for calculating methane emissions from offshore oil and gas production that suggests the United Kingdom severely underestimates its greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers conclude that as much as five times more methane is being leaked from oil and gas production than reported.]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:12:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1zkO6lqtRvjFiodNJN_vSZVjH6qdYdAk