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| Posted: 08 Jul 2022 11:15 AM PDT From pandemics to nuclear energy -- the world is full of risks. Psychologists have developed a new method of determining how risk is perceived within a society. |
| Online art viewing can improve well-being Posted: 08 Jul 2022 06:56 AM PDT Viewing art while visiting galleries and museums can have powerful effects on an individual's mood, stress and well-being. But does the same hold true for viewing art in digital space? A new study investigated whether engaging with art online also has this effect. Their conclusion: a short three-minute visit to an online art or cultural exhibition also shows significant positive effects on subjective well-being. |
| Carbon conservation efforts would be enhanced by highlighting threatened forest primates Posted: 07 Jul 2022 02:18 PM PDT Efforts to conserve the carbon stored in tropical forests would be enhanced by linking the work to the charismatic, threatened primates that live there, researchers say in a new paper. |
| Electric vehicle buyers want rebates, not tax credits Posted: 07 Jul 2022 11:19 AM PDT Financial incentives play an important role in the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. New research, however, finds that not all financial incentives are created equal in the eyes of prospective car buyers, and the current federal incentive -- a tax credit -- is, in fact, valued the least by car buyers. |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2022 11:17 AM PDT In a new paper, researchers challenge the longstanding view that the force of natural selection in humans must decline to zero once reproduction is complete. They assert that a long post-reproductive lifespan is not just due to recent advancements in health and medicine. The secret to our success? Our grandparents. |
| How nuclear war would affect earth today Posted: 07 Jul 2022 07:09 AM PDT Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear warfare to the forefront. But how would modern nuclear detonations impact the world today? A new study published today provides stark information on the global impact of nuclear war. |
| Reduction of global inequalities in energy use necessary to stop climate change Posted: 07 Jul 2022 07:09 AM PDT A new study shows that existing climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate inequalities in energy use between the Global North and the Global South long into the future. These scenarios disadvantage the Global South and are therefore politically untenable, the study's authors argue. |
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