By Matthew Cordes, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona
Spiders are among Earth’s most resourceful predators, nabbing prey by any means necessary. Orb weavers spin webs for capture. Wolf spiders ambush on the ground at night. Almost all spiders use venom when they hunt.
(Full Story)
|
By Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
Olivia Hazelwood, PhD Student, UBC Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
By identifying the genes that allow plants to pause growth during stress and restart, we can help ensure crops produce reliable harvests in a changing climate.
(Full Story)
|
By Alissa Overend, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, MacEwan University
Expanding surveillance in supermarkets may deter theft, but it does little to address the structural causes of food insecurity and rising grocery prices.
(Full Story)
|
By Sharlette A. Kellum, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Texas Southern University
MAP, NOMAP and 764 are among the coded terms that all speak to pedophilia. Here’s how families can stay ahead of the risk.
(Full Story)
|
By Annette Nellen, Professor of Tax and Accounting, San José State University
About 1 in 10 American workers are earning a living as a gig worker. That means they find their customers through Lyft, DoorDash, TaskRabbit and other digital platforms, or do another form of what the IRS and others call “on-demand work.”
As a certified public accountant, attorney and tax…
(Full Story)
|
By Paul Sanchez Ruiz, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Iowa State University
Entrepreneurs displaying narcissistic behavior are better able to convince investors to give them money when their grandiosity comes across as confidence as opposed to defensiveness or arrogance.
That’s what we learned from watching 12 seasons of the popular reality TV show “Shark Tank” to better understand how an entrepreneur’s psychological profile affects their ability to secure funding.
My research focuses on how…
(Full Story)
|
By Quing Zhu, Professor of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Ultrasound is often used in breast cancer screening, but it can often provide inconclusive results. Combining it with near-infrared light can help patients avoid the anxiety and cost of a biopsy.
(Full Story)
|
By Samuel Perry, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Baylor University
Hegseth is a member of the CREC, whose beliefs are rooted in a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism. The movement calls for the implementation of biblical law.
(Full Story)
|
By Derek Arnold, Instructor in Communication, Villanova University
In the early days of the United States, Philly was a hotbed of conspiracy theories as fears grew that secret societies sought to dismantle religion’s influence on society.
(Full Story)
|
By Dirk Cilliers, Professor, North-West University
Claudine Alberts (Roos), Professor, North-West University
Francois Pieter Retief, Professor of Environmental Management, North-West University
Jurie Moolman, Senior lecturer in Environmental Management, North-West University
Reece C Alberts, Professor, North-West University
Ruhan Verster, Post doctoral fellow in Environmental Sciences
Nature reserve fences can protect wildlife and people, but they also break up natural landscapes, restrict animal movement, and affect nearby communities.
(Full Story)
|