Retailers Hope Final Stretch Is a Christmas Sprint
Retailers face a tight remaining shopping window with eleven days to Christmas. Analysts say discounting is up about a third from last year as storms and frugality dampen sales, while online shops surge 43 percent but rely on bargains and free shipping to entice buyers.
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Denali quake informs California quake risk modeling
The magnitude 7.9 Denali earthquake in Alaska created an 186 mile fault scar and long shaking without casualties, offering seismologists a proxy for potential damage along the San Andreas fault. Researchers say population density and ground motion differences would alter outcomes in California.
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Brain region controls how we remember music study finds
Dartmouth researchers using fMRI studied eight trained musicians listening to original tunes. They located a central rostromedial prefrontal area behind the forehead that recognizes musical tones and links music to emotions. The study, in Science, suggests music memory varies with each listening and helps explain music’s emotional pull.
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