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Social Sciences Mar 5, 2024

'Infotainment is coming for your news,' warns academic

There are plenty of reasons to worry about the quality of contemporary Canadian journalism beyond shrinking newsrooms and attention spans.

Social Sciences Mar 5, 2024

Ten reasons why Canadians are still dissatisfied with the economy, despite the upswing

The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global emergency, Canada's GDP outperformed expectations in 2023, the economy seems to be heading for soft landing after a period of stagnation, inflation is winding down and unemployment ...

Social Sciences Feb 28, 2024

Vast majority views disinformation as a threat to democracy and social cohesion, German study finds

According to 84% of people in Germany, misinformation that is deliberately spread online is a big or even a very big threat to German society. Moreover, 81% believe that disinformation jeopardizes democracy and social cohesion. ...

Environment Feb 27, 2024

Advancing climate change research and policy demands knowledge from Indigenous Peoples, study says

As you read this, many regions of the world are implementing crisis plans against drought while, simultaneously, torrential rains wreak havoc in other corners of the planet, submerging cities and crops under the forces of ...

Ecology Feb 22, 2024

Irrecoverable carbon in the mountains: Embracing the opportunity of agroforestry

Over 29% of global irrecoverable carbon, which once gone is not likely to recover in any reasonable timeframe according to scientific literature, is stored in mountains. This biomass, representing irreplaceable ecosystems, ...

Earth Sciences Feb 19, 2024

Sand study shows new data to help manage Southern California's shrinking beaches

Millions of dollars are being spent to add sand to Southern California beaches—but a new study suggests technology can give a better understanding of how sand moves, offering data decision-makers could use in planning how ...

Political science Feb 19, 2024

Is Russia looking to put nukes in space? It would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race

Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component.

Social Sciences Feb 16, 2024

Entrepreneurship on the periphery: Between precarious work and the search for a meaningful life

Understanding how the poor deal with the effects of the economic crisis into which Brazil plunged in 2014 was the aim of the research project "The crisis seen from the periphery: struggle for social mobility in the frontiers ...

Plants & Animals Feb 1, 2024

Why don't people care about Australia's native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names

The common names of Australian animals often originate in Aboriginal languages, and beneficially so. Continuing use of names such as kangaroo and kookaburra helps to honor the wealth of knowledge possessed by First Nations ...

Economics & Business Jan 30, 2024

Startups spark more innovations in emerging industries than established companies do, according to new study

Startups are best known as innovation labs, disruptors that bring new products, services and technologies to market. But their reach goes beyond the products or services they create, according to new research from Texas McCombs.

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