At a first glance the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have a positive impact on the environment, with significant decreases in greenhouse gas emissions, and transport-related noise, air and light pollution.
Environment
Apr 13, 2023
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New Curtin research has found the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2, a strain of coronaviruses that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, become trapped when they come into contact with silicon, gold and copper, and that electric fields ...
Biochemistry
Mar 6, 2023
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A new study from Rice University political scientist Rick Wilson and Texas A&M economist Catherine Eckel has examined the topic of trustworthiness. The article, titled "Attributions of Trust and Trustworthiness," will appear ...
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2023
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French food giant Danone said Tuesday it would slash planet-warming methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030, vowing to change the way the cows it uses are raised and milked.
Environment
Jan 17, 2023
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It's "Treasure Island" author Robert Louis Stevenson who is credited with coining the phrase "You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs." For us humans, it's now cliché. For pathogens, these are words to live by. Or, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2023
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The economy keeps making headlines for all the wrong reasons—stories about rising prices, supply shortages and a looming recession have been frequently making the front page these days.
Economics & Business
Jan 5, 2023
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Nudging—the idea that simple changes to how a choice is presented can lead people to make better decisions—has been one of the most popular ideas to emerge from economics in the past two decades.
Social Sciences
Dec 27, 2022
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People who are feeling tense due to demands at work or home tend not to reward themselves with gifts, new research finds—even though a new product or visit to the spa might be exactly what they need.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2022
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China has been exporting aid goods worth around $835 million annually since 2017. These material resources are distributed by China primarily according to geopolitical interests and increasingly to Asia and Africa.
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2022
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