A spacecraft now moves through a region once thought unreachable, sampling the thin outer atmosphere of the Sun at distances ...

Background A more nuanced understanding of behavioural responses to incentives over time, particularly after they are removed, could guide more effective interventions. In this study, we build on the ...

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Explore how companies use bundling to sell multiple products or services as a unit at a discount, boosting sales while ...

A wave of recent research is forcing scientists to confront an uncomfortable reality: the air filling homes, offices, and city streets carries invisible plastic particles and ultrafine pollutants that ...

Defining the basic elements of personality remains a challenge despite decades of sophisticated research. A new approach drills down into personality’s possible nuances.

A mystery novel, a history book, and a fantasy epic may have little in common in plot or style. But count the words inside them and a strange regularity appears: many new words show up early, then ...

Quality control in the mining industry is essential for efficient resource extraction, compliance with increasingly stringent ...

A new national monitoring program provides, for the first time, area-representative knowledge of semi-natural grasslands in Norway. The results show that this habitat covers a larger area than ...

A new study has found widespread traces of antibiotic‑resistant bacteria in Oxford's river systems, prompting calls for ...

Introduction Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTx) represent an emerging frontier in healthcare, leveraging software-based solutions to treat or manage specific medical conditions. However, despite ...

Virtually every Major League pitcher throws a combination of pitches, with starting pitchers often owning an arsenal of three or more offerings. Relief pitchers, who infrequently face the same batter ...