A new mapping technique shows how researchers are developing computational tools that combine cellphone records with data from satellites and geographic information systems to create timely and incredibly detailed poverty maps. Unlike surveys or censuses, which can take years and cost millions of dollars, these maps can be generated quickly […]
Daily Archives: December 8, 2017
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Ecologists commonly round off the individuality of individuals, treating animals of the same species, sex, and age like identical units. But individual differences can have demographic effects on interpretation of data at the scale of whole populations, if due to an underlying variability in individual quality, not chance. Researchers examined […]
It may be tempting to let your kids stay up late playing games on their smartphones, but using digital devices before bed may contribute to sleep and nutrition problems in children, according to researchers.
Virtual reality technology may help journalists pull an audience into their stories, but they should avoid being too flashy, or their credibility could suffer, according to a team of researchers.
FILE – In this June 2, 2017 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt defended his frequent taxpayer-funded travel and his purchase of a custom sound-proof communications booth for his office, saying both were justified. […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., is expected to announce his resignation Thursday evening, multiple Republican sources told NBC News. It was not immediately clear why the GOP member is planning to leave his seat. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill. Bill […]
Close to 50 million Americans could be in the early stages leading to Alzheimer’s disease right now, according to a new forecast. And 6 million people likely have it now, the team at the University of California Los Angeles calculated. The forecast is based on a lot of supposition as […]
According to US-based SITE monitoring website, the terror group is calling on its supporters to carry out attacks on the US and its allies in response to the move by the Republican firebrand. In a statement, the Islamist militant group said Trump’s decision was a result of “normalisation steps” between […]