Dr James Burridge from the University of Portsmouth has published a theory using ideas from physics to predict where and how dialects occur.
Hypnosis can help people stop smoking, sleep better and even undergo dental treatment without pain. But what exactly is hypnosis and what precisely happens in…
In a paper to be published in an upcoming issue of Transportation Research Part D, researchers found that drones tend to have carbon dioxide emissions…
The future competitiveness of the European economy will be decisively influenced by the digital transformation. Globally, this process will result in many new…
Smart engineering and networked systems revolutionize production industry. Machines learn how to intercommunicate and autonomously keep supplies coming, as…
A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at Rochester Institute of…
It is well established that aging promotes the development of obesity. The aging process is not only accompanied by larger fat depots but also by excessive…
The first global, long-term satellite study of airborne ammonia gas has revealed “hotspots” of the pollutant over four of the world's most productive…
People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a withdrawn life. Around one in ten…
Those who take long showers use a great deal of water and energy. Yet people who enjoy taking long showers do not usually realize to what extent they are…
Reckless driving, binge drinking, drug taking—it is well known that adolescents are more likely than adults to engage in risky and impulsive behavior. A study…
“According to our calculations, a cold week with an average temperature below zero degree Celsius precedes the start of the flu epidemic” says Nicklas Sundell,…
The MCC study, entitled “Future urban land expansion and implications for global croplands” and authored by Christopher Bren d’Amour and Felix Creutzig…
In the digital age, business organizations can benefit from exploiting internal as well as external data. Smart utilization of insights from analyzing and…
New research suggests that Lake Champlain may be more susceptible to damage from climate change than was previously understood–and that, therefore, the rules…
The meta-analysis was performed on the basis of 66 experimental studies referring to 74 data samples spanning the period from 1982 to 2016, with over 15,600…