If you're feeling lonely, you're not alone. Loneliness is an increasingly common experience, and it can have severe consequences. People who feel lonely are at higher risk of serious health issues, including heart disease, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2023
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Davos 2023 is the World Economic Forum's (WEF) first in-person annual meeting since the start of the COVID pandemic. The yearly gathering sees business, political and civil society leaders convene in the Swiss mountain resort ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2023
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Global tourism is at a crossroads as the COVID 19 virus, spread by mass travel, forces the industry to make choices on its future, according to a researcher from James Cook University.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2023
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The concept of socio-cultural integration refers to the processes through which individuals from different cultural backgrounds come to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance within a new society having migrated from their ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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Better management on agricultural lands to reduce nitrogen losses to the environment costs only a fraction of what it provides. This could yield nearly $500 billion in societal benefits globally for both food supply and human ...
Agriculture
Jan 4, 2023
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Scientists assessing the economic cost of invasive species on islands have shown that political geography plays an important role, affecting the extent of socio-economic costs.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2022
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To clear the way for planting wheat in November, a farmer in Punjab, India, sets aflame the leftover straw, or stubble, of a harvested rice paddy crop in October. The burning residue fills the air with carbon monoxide, ozone, ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2022
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Adolescents from lower-income backgrounds are more likely to report addictive use of social media, according to an international team of researchers including Professor Frank Elgar from McGill University.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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In mid-November 2022 the eight billionth person will be born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The first is that the global population has been expanding ...
Environment
Nov 14, 2022
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As a changing climate intensifies extreme weather, agricultural multinationals are hyping the ability of genetically modified crops to boost yields when facing drought, heat or even heavy rainfall.
Agriculture
Nov 13, 2022
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