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- Ancient Stars Made Extraordinarily Heavy Elements (2023) https://news.ncsu.edu/2023/12/ancient-stars-made-extraordinarily-heavy-elements/ 44 comments
- Researchers can steal data during homomorphic encryption https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/03/stealing-homomorphic-encryption-data/ 21 comments
- Kindergarten enrollment dates affect ADHD diagnosis rates http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wmsmorrilladhd/ 61 comments
- A Coastal Forest Almost 2,000 Years Old is Disappearing https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/02/a-coastal-forest-almost-2000-years-old-is-disappearing/ 2 comments science
- Researchers have identified the combination of characteristics that make people “like” images on Instagram. Optimizing both feature and design complexity also could improve consumer engagement by about 19% – after accounting for variables such as an account’s total number of followers. https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/01/what-people-like-on-instagram/ 11 comments science
- A recent study suggests that teaching children to understand other people’s perspectives could make it easier for them to learn how to forgive other people. The study also found that teaching children to make sincere apologies can help them receive forgiveness from others. https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/12/helping-children-learn-forgiveness/ 254 comments science
- A recent study finds that Black adults experience more pronounced mental health challenges than white adults in response to stresses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/12/pandemic-stress-and-race/ 13 comments science
- Late Night Snacks May Be Hurting You at Work - "A recent study finds that unhealthy eating behaviors at night can make people less helpful and more withdrawn the next day at work. " https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/04/unhealthy-eating-work/ 13 comments science
- Study Reveals Extent of Privacy Vulnerabilities with Amazon’s Alexa https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/03/alexa-skill-vulnerabilities/ 7 comments science
- Study: Social media checks can bring bias into hiring. Human resources professionals review online information and social media profiles of job candidates highlights the ways in which so-called “cybervetting” can introduce bias and moral judgment into the hiring process. https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/03/pitfalls-of-cybervetting/ 8 comments science
- A new study finds that, in the wake of a mass shooting, NRA employees, donors and volunteers had mixed emotions about the organization, reporting higher levels of positive and negative feelings, including fear, anger and disgust. The people most critical were those most closely affiliated with it. https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/01/nra-stakeholders-conflicted/ 135 comments science
- An international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have layering that seems consistent with volcanic activity. The finding could provide insights into the enigmatic planet’s geological history. https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/09/venus-tesserae-volcanic/ 7 comments science
- Researchers have identified a microRNA (miRNA) that could promote hair regeneration. This miRNA – miR-218-5p – plays an important role in regulating the pathway involved in follicle regeneration, and could be a candidate for future drug development https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/07/microrna-for-hair-regrowth/ 314 comments science
- Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Software Skills https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/07/tech-job-interviews-anxiety/ 340 comments programming
- Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software skills - "A new finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions test whether a job candidate has performance anxiety rather than whether the candidate is competent at coding." https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/07/tech-job-interviews-anxiety/ 3 comments science
- Positive YouTube Videos of Wolves Linked to Greater Tolerance - "A new study from North Carolina State University suggests that people have more tolerance for wolves after seeing positive videos about them, which could make YouTube an important wolf conservation tool." https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/06/youtube-videos-of-wolves-linked-to-tolerance/#:~:text=a%20new%20study%20from%20north,effective%20for%20changing%20people's%20views. 10 comments science
- Next Generation of Greenhouses May Be Fully Solar Powered. Greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through organic solar cells to harvest energy – primarily from the wavelengths of light that plants don’t use for photosynthesis. https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/02/next-generation-greenhouses/ 115 comments science
- Researchers have engineered a device the size of a wristwatch that can monitor an individual's body chemistry and metabolism (glucose, lactate, pH, temperature, and more) in real time. The device could improve training, track performance and identify potential health problems. https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/02/wristwatch-monitors-body-chemistry/ 82 comments science
- Six-fingered primates: Researchers have just discovered that aye-ayes have an extra finger in each hand, the first accessory digit ever found in a primate, small “pseudothumbs”, complete with their own fingerprints, that may help them grip objects and branches as they move through trees. https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/10/aye-aye-extra-finger/ 7 comments science
- Shared e-scooters aren't always as green compared to the modes of transportation they displaced according to a new life cycle assessment quantifying their total environmental impact. https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/08/impact-of-e-scooters/ 13 comments science
- Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel - at less than half the weight - finds a new study. CMFs, in addition to being lightweight, are very effective at shielding X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation - and can handle fire and heat twice as well as the plain metals they are made of. https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/06/metal-foam-stops-50-caliber/ 773 comments science
- NC State researchers open the door to developing DNA-based data storage systems with modern capacities and file-access capabilities https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/06/dense-dna-data-storage/ 3 comments science
- A recent study finds that older adults feel younger when they feel that they have more control over their daily lives, regardless of stress or health concerns. https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/03/for-older-adults-sense-of-control-tied-to-feeling-younger/ 6 comments science
- ‘Bug Bombs’ Ineffective At Killing Roaches Indoors. Entomologists test commercial bug bombs in residential complexes, measure minimal changes in roach populations. The bombs also left toxic residues on floors and countertops, which made it more likely to harm residents than to kill roaches. https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/01/bug-bombs-are-ineffective/ 76 comments science
- A recent study has found that young people with good family relationships are more likely to intervene when they witness bullying or other aggressive behavior at school - and to step in if they see victims planning to retaliate. https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/11/support-bullying-intervention/ 66 comments science
- Psychology researchers have found that stress can play a significant role in how old emerging adults feel, with every stressful event above the daily norm making many young people feel at least one year older. https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/06/stress-makes-young-feel-older/ 11 comments science
- New research finds that steep declines in the use of coal for power generation over the past decade were caused largely by less expensive natural gas and the availability of wind energy – not by environmental regulations or a ‘war on coal’. https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/05/coal-power-decline/ 27 comments science
- Natural Gas Prices, Not ‘War On Coal,’ Were Key to Coal Power Decline https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/05/coal-power-decline/ 6 comments technology
- For several decades, researchers have argued that neuroscience studies prove human actions are driven by external stimuli – that the brain is reactive and free will is an illusion. But a new analysis of these studies shows that many contained methodological inconsistencies and conflicting results. https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/03/free-will-review-2018/ 15 comments science
- Study of Chicago neighborhoods in 2011 and 2015 suggests that parks and greenways could play a role in reducing crime. During that time, crime of all types decreased at a faster rate in neighborhoods along Chicago’s 2.7-mile Bloomington Trail – better known as The 606 – than in similar neighborhoods https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/02/greenways-chicago-crime/ 8 comments science
- Proteins from oviraptor claw preserved for 75 million Years https://news.ncsu.edu/2016/11/moyer-claw/ 94 comments science
- No Junk-Food Diet: Even in Cities, Bees Find Flowers and Avoid Processed Sugars https://news.ncsu.edu/2016/05/no-junk-food-city-bees-2016/ 12 comments science
- Online Students Give Instructors Higher Marks If They Think Instructors Are Men https://news.ncsu.edu/2014/12/macnell-gender-2014/ 8 comments science
- Field Study Shows How a GM Crop Can Have Diminishing Success at Fighting Off Insect Pest - The study finds that the Bt crop is having little impact on corn earworm, which is consistent with predictions made almost 20 years ago that had been largely ignored https://news.ncsu.edu/2015/05/reisig-zea-2015/ 14 comments science
- Online gaming augments players' social lives, study shows: New research finds that online social behavior isn’t replacing offline social behavior in the gaming community. Instead, online gaming is expanding players’ social lives http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-taylor-gamelife2014/ 6 comments science
- Injectable Nano-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days at a Time http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/gu-insulin-2013/ 7 comments science
- Researchers Create Self-Healing, Stretchable Wires Using Liquid Metal http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-dickey-healing-wires-2013/ 11 comments science
- » Study: Parenting More Important Than Schools to Academic Achievement http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-parcel-parents/ 27 comments science
- Hobbit-sized giant penguin roamed prehistoric New Zealand http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/tpkairuku/ 5 comments science
- Today (May 23. 2007) World Population Becomes More Urban Than Rural http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/2007/may/104.html 10 comments reddit.com