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Economics & Business Jun 10, 2026

How cultural backgrounds shape financial forecasts

There's a funny thing about facts. Two people can look at the same ones but interpret them very differently, depending on their styles of thinking. On Wall Street, analysts with short-term or long-term orientations may issue ...

Social Sciences Oct 20, 2025

'Slums' of Victorian Manchester housed wealthy doctors and engineers, study reveals

Work, shopping, church and the pub kept different classes apart far more than 'residential segregation' in 1850s Manchester, undermining key assumptions about the Industrial Revolution. Historians have long assumed that Manchester's ...

Social Sciences Oct 16, 2025

Indian literary genius survived British imperialism in forgotten villages, research reveals

"Pundits" kept Sanskrit scholarship alive in remote settlements as British control swept across India, a major new research project will show. The largely forgotten literary figures and their works—ranging from erotic plays ...

Environment Apr 21, 2025

How safe is the air to breathe? 50 million people in the US don't know

In 2024, more than 50 million people in the United States lived in counties with no air-quality monitoring, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development.

Other Apr 1, 2025

Free open-access needs to be the norm for Canadian research

Public access to research generates new ideas, informs policy decisions and fuels innovation and technological development. Open access to knowledge helps address social issues, enhance democracy and reduce inequality.

Social Sciences Sep 17, 2024

Analyzing economic activity in a growing city: Insights from 19th century Paris

Researchers have just published their findings on the analysis of economic activities over a century of urban growth in the city of Paris.

Environment Apr 18, 2024

Asbestos in playground mulch—how to avoid a repeat of this circular economy scandal

Asbestos has been found in mulch used for playgrounds, schools, parks and gardens across Sydney and Melbourne. Local communities naturally fear for the health of their loved ones. Exposure to asbestos is a serious health ...

Social Sciences Oct 18, 2023

Founder personality could predict start-up success, study suggests

The stats don't lie—the overwhelming majority of start-up companies fail. So, what makes the seemingly lucky few not only survive, but thrive?

Economics & Business Oct 3, 2023

Relatable, welcoming cities play large role in migrant success, finds study

Just how welcoming Toronto and other global cities are to migrants can play a large role in their success at navigating physical and social barriers to reestablish their careers, found York University researchers.

Plants & Animals Aug 17, 2022

From watering via ice cubes to spritzing with hydrogen peroxide, four misguided plant health trends on social media

The internet is full of advice on just about everything, including plant care.

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