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Tag: Research
They’re Stealthy at Sea, but They Can’t Hide From the Albatross
Researchers outfitted 169 seabirds with radar detectors to pinpoint vessels that had turned off their transponders.
Rich People Don’t Just Live Longer. They Also Get More Healthy Years.
Wealthy men and women generally have eight to nine more years of “disability-free” life after age 50 than poor people do, according to a new study of English and American adults.
U.N. Peacekeepers in Haiti Said to Have Fathered Hundreds of Children
Women and girls were left behind to face poverty, social stigma and single motherhood in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.
A 3D Encounter With a Violent Volcano’s Underbelly
Scientists spent days aboard a helicopter with special sensors over a volcano to develop a picture of how its insides affect its frequent eruptions.
More Than 140 Nazca Lines Are Discovered in Peruvian Desert
A team of Japanese researchers combined on-the-ground archaeology with modern technology, including artificial intelligence, to identify the 2,000-year-old images.
U.K. Scholars Back Cambridge Researcher’s Efforts to Avoid Deportation
More than 1,000 academics have signed an open letter in support of Asiya Islam, a research fellow who has lived legally in Britain for a decade.
Vast Dragnet Targets Theft of Biomedical Secrets for China
Nearly 200 investigations are underway at major academic centers. Critics fear that researchers of Chinese descent are being unfairly targeted.
Even Eagles Have Data Roaming Limits, Researchers Find
When one bird being tracked by Russian scientists flew to Iran, its transmitter sent a flood of text messages that ate up the tracking budget.
The Most Powerful Lightning Strikes in Unexpected Places
Superbolts are extremely rare, and thousands of times more powerful than the tendrils in the typical electrical storm.