- The relation between cesarean birth and child cognitive development. "Across several measures, we find that cesarean-born children perform significantly below vaginally-born children, by up to a tenth of a standard deviation in national numeracy test scores at age 8–9." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-10831-y 9 comments science
- Hubble astronomers develop a new use for a century-old relativity experiment to measure a white dwarf’s mass. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/hubble-astronomers-develop-a-new-use-for-a-century-old-relativity-experiment 5 comments technology
- Using a microscope invented by a collaborative team of biologists, instrument developers, and computational scientists has for the first time measured the density of a relatively inscrutable, highly condensed form of chromosomal material that appears in the cells of human beings and other eukaryotes http://www.mbl.edu/blog/microscope-invented-at-mbl-reveals-density-of-chromosomal-dark-matter/ 3 comments science
- IMF Loans Forcing Austerity on Crisis-Ravaged Nations - IMF pandemic-related loans are forcing developing nations to implement austerity measures that fuel further impoverishment and inequality https://consortiumnews.com/2022/04/21/imf-loans-forcing-austerity-on-crisis-ravaged-nations/ 5 comments goldandblack