Urban inequality in Europe and the United States is so severe that urban elites claim most of the benefits from the agglomeration effects that big cities provide, while large parts of urban populations get little to nothing. ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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Pronounced climate fluctuations and changed conditions for agriculture coincided with the rise and fall of the Persian Empires, according to an international study led by researchers at Linköping University. The researchers ...
Archaeology
Jan 18, 2023
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Researchers at Linköping University (LiU), Sweden, have created an artificial organic neuron that closely mimics the characteristics of biological nerve cells. This artificial neuron can stimulate natural nerves, making ...
Biotechnology
Jan 12, 2023
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The Paris Agreement says that we should reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to limit the rise in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius. But do we have the measurement methods needed to achieve this? This is the question ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2022
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A landmark with black spikes? A genetically modified blue forest? Or a document in an archive that somebody stumbles across? How can we warn humanity and other living organisms in 100,000 years of dangerous nuclear waste? ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2022
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Just as optical illusions can fool the eye to present a distorted image of reality, moral illusions can fool our decision-making ability, making us more selfish. This is the conclusion of a newly presented doctoral thesis ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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It is common for young animals, in particular mammals, to play. Researchers at Linköping University (LiU) in Sweden have for the first time mapped the development of play in young chickens. The results, published in Scientific ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2022
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When male and female fruit flies age, their brains become desexualized. Age-related changes take place in both sexes, but the male brain becomes feminized to a larger extent than the female brain becomes masculinized. This ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2022
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Is it possible to predict which consumers are in the risk zone for being misled by individuals who promote "financial bullshit"? Yes, according to researchers at Linköping University (LiU). And the answer is: young men with ...
Social Sciences
May 2, 2022
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Researchers at Linköping University have, by way of a number of theoretical calculations, shown that magnesium diboride becomes superconductive at a higher temperature when it is stretched. The discovery is a big step toward ...
Superconductivity
Mar 22, 2022
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