A new report raises concerns about the policing of the pandemic and shows that racially minoritised communities have been most harshly affected—being more likely to be stopped by the police, threatened or subject to police ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic put a lot of attention on the role of parks and green spaces —particularly in large cities. But, not all of this attention has been positive.
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2021
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How do you capture hearts and minds when it comes to increasing public support for policies and programs related to early childhood education?
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2021
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Just because you were in space doesn't mean you get the wings of an astronaut.
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2021
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Urban green spaces, such as parks, backyards, riverbanks, and urban farmlands, are thought to contribute to citizen happiness by promoting physical and mental health. While a number of previous studies have reported the mental ...
Mathematics
Jun 22, 2021
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A herd of wild elephants in southwestern China have been captured on camera taking a breather from a 500-kilometre march of chaos that has caused more than $1 million in damage.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2021
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A giant sinkhole that was expanding by dozens of meters each day has alarmed residents in a rural area of central Mexico where it was threatening to swallow a house.
Environment
Jun 2, 2021
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Between 2015 and 2017, Seattle, Washington, became the first U.S. city to increase its hourly minimum wage to $15, more than double the federal minimum wage and 60 percent higher than Seattle's previous minimum wage. A new ...
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2021
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By 2050, most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of large dams built in the 20th century, many of them already operating at or beyond their design life, according to a UN University analysis.
Environment
Jan 22, 2021
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A major global study of what happens to consumer goods and other engineered products at the end of their useful life has found widespread use of unsafe management and disposal practices and calls for urgent action to address ...
Environment
Jan 7, 2021
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