People doing jobs once considered non-controversial—public health workers, librarians, election workers, school board officers—are increasingly bullied online, threatened and swept into the vortex of partisan vitriol.
Political science
Jan 31, 2024
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For older generations, social media might feel like a specific and often new way of interacting—markedly different from meeting in person or talking on the phone. For most teenagers, though, it is part of an interconnected ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2024
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Terrestrial hermit crabs are soft-bodied crustaceans that live near water in the world's tropical areas. Without any natural protection of their own, these crabs normally find shelter in discarded mollusk shells. But a number ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged throughout the country in 2020, politics, memes and public messaging converged to dramatically influence individuals' decisions regarding the in-development COVID vaccines, according to a new ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2024
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Scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died, officials said.
Ecology
Jan 25, 2024
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In the past two decades, disasters have left a devastating impact, claiming over a million lives and causing nearly US$3 trillion in global economic losses, according to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Environment
Jan 25, 2024
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With over 4 billion people eligible to vote in elections, 2024 is the largest election year ever. At the same time, disinformation and polarization on social media pose unprecedented challenges to the democratic process.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2024
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Dating can come with new and sometimes frustrating challenges. In the past, relationships were often arranged by families and guided by societal norms, limiting individual choice but sparing us the agony of endless decisions. ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2024
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As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers' flooding looms, a report has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed.
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2024
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Dozens of people were buried and three were confirmed killed when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday.
Environment
Jan 22, 2024
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