Researchers Analyze “Lunar Effect” – Does Crime Increase When the Moon Is Full?
NYU researchers test whether ‘lunar hypothesis’ is founded on superstition or empirical data. Just in time for Halloween, the BetaGov team at NYU’s Marron Institute…
NYU researchers test whether ‘lunar hypothesis’ is founded on superstition or empirical data. Just in time for Halloween, the BetaGov team at NYU’s Marron Institute…
Going upstream, and against a current, involves a front-first downward tilt and then moving along a surface, shows new research by a team of scientists,…
Self-reported suicide attempts rising in black teens as other groups decline with troubling trends seen among black high school students in particular. Adding to what…
Fluoridated DDT swiftly kills disease-carrying mosquitoes, which may lower its environmental impact. A new study published today (October 11, 2019) in the Journal of the…
Research indicates perception of men as more intellectually gifted than women is nuanced. The stereotype that associates being “brilliant” with White men more than White…
A team of scientists has concluded that earth experienced a previously underestimated severe mass-extinction event, which occurred about 260 million years ago, raising the total…
A team of physicists has uncovered a new state of matter—a breakthrough that offers promise for increasing storage capabilities in electronic devices and enhancing quantum…
New research from Yale University and NYU reveals that older adults are less inclined to take risks due to changes in brain anatomy rather than…
New research from Yale, NYU, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that students are 30% more likely to take a stimulant medication during the school…
Using asteroseismic data obtained by the CoRoT space telescope, a team of scientists was able to measure the internal rotation of a Sun-like star and…