According to the World Health Organization, around 16 percent of the world's population, just over one billion people, are living with a disability. In Canada, research shows that up to 30 percent of Canadians are living ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2023
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Frogs are in trouble. While many of the world's animal species are now at risk from habitat loss, climate change and other human pressures, frogs are particularly at risk.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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Canada has experienced an unprecedented wildfire season in 2023. People's experiences with any disaster event are influenced by social- and place-based vulnerabilities. For example, where you live affects your exposure to ...
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2023
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Brazilian rescue workers were on Friday searching for almost 50 people still missing after a devastating cyclone unleashed torrential rain and flooding in the south of the country.
Environment
Sep 8, 2023
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This week's landmark report on the impact of invasive alien species revealed costs to the global economy exceeded US$423 billion (A$654 billion) a year in 2019. Costs have at least quadrupled every decade since 1970 and that ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2023
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Torrential rain and winds caused by an extratropical cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern Brazil, officials said Tuesday, warning more flooding may be coming.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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Many companies have made commitments toward diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in recent years, particularly since the murder of George Floyd sparked weeks of racial justice riots in 2020.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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Women leaving work prematurely due to the effects of menopause costs Australian companies more than $10 billion a year. Macquarie Business School researchers say workplace training for managers is urgently needed to support ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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While the German government is planning to relax legislation on the use of cannabis, researchers from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, together with colleagues from Italy, Austria and the U.S., have identified the ...
Biochemistry
Aug 29, 2023
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The beginning of each school year brings an opportunity to reflect, for children, families and also for policymakers. Some important lessons pertain to effective ways provinces and territories can expand children's and families' ...
Education
Aug 29, 2023
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