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- Polish general who fought with Washington may have been female https://asunow.asu.edu/20190405-discoveries-asu-bioarchaeologist-uncovers-200-year-old-mystery 59 comments
- Study challenges the idea that the role of female sociality is to better secure male partners & their resources. Using agent-based computational models, scientists showed that concealed ovulation might have actually evolved to allow females to hide their fertility status from other females. https://asunow.asu.edu/20210125-competition-among-human-females-likely-contributed-concealed-ovulation 6 comments science
- The US will experience a 30-fold increase in exposure to extreme temperatures by the year 2100. New study focuses on communicating impacts that people experience, as well identifying the drivers of humans exposure to temperature extremes. https://asunow.asu.edu/20200817-discoveries-asu-climate-study-looks-humans%E2%80%99-exposure-extreme-temperatures-during-coming 12 comments science
- A team of researchers has provided the first ever direct evidence that extensive coal burning in Siberia is a cause of the Permo-Triassic Extinction, the Earth’s most severe extinction event. https://asunow.asu.edu/20200615-coal-burning-siberia-led-climate-change-250-million-years-ago 790 comments science
- Yes, your dog wants to rescue you - "ASU Canine Science Collaboratory study shows that pet dogs will try to save their distressed human, as long as they know how" https://asunow.asu.edu/20200528-discoveries-yes-your-dog-wants-rescue-you 79 comments science
- Toddlers combine first-hand and social experiences to decide when and how to try, new study shows. Infants do not try things at random or simply mimic what they see adults doing. Instead, they integrate information from their own experience and the experiences of other people to make decisions. https://asunow.asu.edu/20200120-infants-integrate-firsthand-and-social-experiences-decide-when-and-how-try 9 comments science
- Great things going on in universities regarding climate change. https://asunow.asu.edu/20191205-popular-science-picks-lackner-mechanicaltree-2019-top-technology?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asu 4 comments science
- The truth is probably not that far out there: "A trio of ASU experts give their thoughts on recent UFO reports" [Arizona State University, Arizona, United States of America] https://asunow.asu.edu/20190620-asu-news-truth-probably-not-far-out-there 11 comments aliens
- New research connects heat, weekends with aggressive crimes and shootings in Chicago. The authors sifted through data on almost 6 million reported crimes in Chicago between 2001 to 2014 https://asunow.asu.edu/20181024-discoveries-new-research-connects-heat-weekends-aggressive-crimes-and-shootings-chicago 4 comments science
- By 2050, more than a gigawatt of solar energy will be needed to power space activities. Scientists are looking for ways to make solar energy in space affordable and to keep solar power systems from degrading so quickly in the harsh environment. https://asunow.asu.edu/20181003-asu-researcher-innovates-solar-energy-technology-space 4 comments space
- A study has found that students appreciate when instructors tell jokes in science class, but that female and male students differ in what topics they find funny or offensive. Funny humor tends to increase student attention to course content, instructor relatability, and student sense of belonging. https://asunow.asu.edu/20180815-discoveries-funny-bone-asu-science-student-survey-finds-majority-appreciate-humor-courses 1279 comments science
- Study: Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour - The team found that a child trapped in a car in the study’s conditions could reach hyperthermic temperatures in about an hour if a car is parked in the sun, and just under two hours if the car is parked in the shade. https://asunow.asu.edu/20180516-discoveries-asu-study-hot-cars-can-hit-deadly-temperatures-within-one-hour 459 comments science
- Study says puppy cuteness peaks at 8 weeks https://asunow.asu.edu/20180507-discoveries-asu-optimal-age-puppy-cuteness-clive-wynne 16 comments science
- As slabs of Earth's crust descend into the mantle, they encounter a zone about 1,100km down where the mantle rock abruptly becomes stiffer, flowing less easily. Rising plumes of molten rock encounter the same layer and have difficulty punching through from below; now researchers know why. https://asunow.asu.edu/20170602-asu-led-scientists-discover-why-rocks-flow-slowly-earths-middle-mantle 12 comments science
- Arizona State students create app allowing students to rent parking spaces from homeowners https://asunow.asu.edu/20170724-solutions-asu-students-new-startup-solution-campus-parking 41 comments technology
- 6 women on why math is a great major https://asunow.asu.edu/20170501-sun-devil-life-six-asu-math-graduates-change-perception 12 comments math
- Monitoring surface deformations with remote sensing could make fracking safer. https://asunow.asu.edu/20160922-discoveries-asu-led-research-finds-way-make-fracking-safer 5 comments science
- Students at ASU create the SunCube FemptoSat: a 3cm x 3cm x 3cm satellite [x-post /r/cubesat] https://asunow.asu.edu/20160406-creativity-asu-suncube-femtosat-space-exploration-for-everyone 3 comments space
- The invention of the world’s first white laser, which could revolutionize communications, lighting and displays, is being recognized as one of the top 100 breakthroughs of the year by Popular Science magazine https://asunow.asu.edu/20151117-discoveries-asus-white-laser-technology-one-years-top-breakthroughs 336 comments technology
- Philosopher Peter Singer and physicist Lawrence Krauss have dialogue on altruism, free will and more https://asunow.asu.edu/20151020-solutions-enlightenment-and-reason-make-world-better-place 93 comments philosophy