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Social Sciences Apr 17, 2024

How groups and technology tackle complex problems together

Picture a group of students tackling a complex project: some are brainstorming, others are researching, and some are planning the presentation. Each student plays a unique role, yet they all work together.

Social Sciences Apr 16, 2024

Q&A: For many prisoners, gang affiliation drops off after release

Nearly everyone who enters prison in the United States eventually leaves. In fact, every year about 600,000 people are released from federal and state prisons, according to U.S. Department of Justice data.

Social Sciences Apr 15, 2024

Q&A: Researchers discuss how claims of anti-Christian bias can serve as racial dog whistles

In a speech to a group of religious broadcasters in February, Donald Trump promised to create a task force to counter "anti-Christian bias," which he said would investigate the "discrimination, harassment and persecution ...

Environment Apr 11, 2024

How full are major California reservoirs as state exits another wet winter?

The majority of California's reservoirs are above their historic average levels following the end of two wet winters.

Social Sciences Apr 4, 2024

Viewpoint: Kenya's wildlife conservancies make old men rich, while making women and young people poorer

Kenya once had an exceptional abundance and diversity of wildlife. But as the country's population boomed, wildlife lost space to people, buildings, roads and agriculture.

Economics & Business Mar 21, 2024

The more, the better? Why market share often has little impact on profits

How are profitability, market share, and the digitalization of a company connected? To get to the bottom of this question, the researchers developed a new profitability model based on over 6,000 cases from around 800 US companies ...

Social Sciences Mar 20, 2024

Niger has cut military ties with the US: Why this could be bad for the Sahel's security

Niger—a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world—recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States.

Economics & Business Mar 20, 2024

If TikTok is banned in the US or Australia, how might the company respond?

TikTok's owner is once again navigating troubled waters in the United States, where the US House of Representatives has issued an ultimatum: divest or face shutdown within six months.

Ecology Mar 12, 2024

Indigenous fire management started 11,000 years ago, finds study

James Cook University researchers have discovered Indigenous fire management in northern Australia was being practiced at least 11,000 years ago—and it has implications for fire management practices today.

Ecology Mar 11, 2024

Removing Washington salmon barriers surges to $1M a day, but results are murky

The coho salmon has already conquered the Ballard Locks fish ladder, swum 17 miles through urban Seattle waterways and powered through a tunnel under nine lanes of Interstate 405.

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