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Month: November 2021

aging / older adults / social lives / Society and Culture

Feeling old for your age may get you to help strangers more

Researchers say feeling old for your age can make you feel more responsible towards others. They also say your “subjective age” can change.

Featured / food safety / ice / mold / Science and Technology / sustainability

Reusable jelly ‘ice cubes’ never melt

Plastic-free, jelly “ice cubes” could change how food is kept cold. They can be reused a dozen times and then thrown out in the trash or with yard waste.

COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / medical tests / saliva / viruses

At-home COVID-19 spit tests capture oral microbiome snapshot

COVID-19 spit tests that contain the right preservative can also help the study of microscopic organisms in the mouth. That could lead to new treatments.

bones / early humans / evolution / fossils / Science and Technology / spine / vertebrates

‘Missing link’ ends debate about how ancient human relative got around

A two-million-year-old fossil vertebrae shows Australopithecus sediba used their upper limbs to climb like apes and their lower limbs to walk like humans.

children's health / COVID-19 / education / Health and Medicine / politics / Society and Culture / United States

School COVID-19 policies are a real mixed bag

An analysis of all 50 states’ school COVID-19 policies finds widespread discordance and variation, both among states and within them.

Earth and Environment / emissions / housing / pollution / race and ethnicity / Society and Culture / United States

White neighborhoods have higher carbon emissions

More carbon emissions come from white neighborhoods than African American ones, research finds. Here are the factors at play.

amphibians / endangered species / evolution / frogs / Science and Technology / teeth

Only this one kind of frog has legit teeth

Scientists weren’t sure if a rare frog species, Gastrotheca guentheri, had real teeth, so they zoomed in on some froglet jaws to find out.

COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / nature / parks / teenagers / well-being / young adults

Missing nature during COVID took a mental toll on young adults

Skipping out on time spent in parks and other forms of nature during COVID’s first year took a toll on the mental health of teens and young adults.

beliefs / Featured / gender / science / Society and Culture / STEM / stereotypes

Little kids don’t believe girls like computer science and engineering

Kids as young as 6 develop ideas that girls aren’t interested in computer science and engineering. The stereotypes could add to the gap in STEM careers.

Internet / social lives / Society and Culture

Super tiny lag adds to the awkwardness of Zoom

Even 30 to 70 milliseconds of delay on Zoom tax our brain and make conversations awkward, research shows.

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