Many people are aware of plastic pollution in the oceans. Photos of turtles or seabirds entangled in plastic garbage first went viral in the 1990s, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now the focus of highly publicized ...
Environment
Jan 10, 2023
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Scientists know viruses are contagious and can spread quickly, but how do they interact with each other?
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 19, 2017
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Using UAVs to herd sheep could actually be better for the animal than traditional methods of shepherding, a new study from UNSW Canberra has found.
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2021
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The UPV/EHU researcher Irati Agirreazkuenaga-Onaindia has developed a new methodology for studying the profiles, working habits and perceptions of Basque and Scottish Gaelic-speaking radio journalists. The study confirms ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2013
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When the Icelandic banking system was privatised in 2003, it inaugurated a period of furious expansion of both loans and risky investments. The bubble burst in 2008. At that time, the nominal assets of the three largest banks ...
Economics & Business
Feb 28, 2012
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Economics, environmental impacts, social dynamics, and production levels are all major factors that influence the overall success of an agroecosystem. Positive or negative, these factors enact change on the system, forcing ...
Other
Dec 15, 2009
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"Compassion fatigue" and why people become numb to the marketing efforts of charities and nonprofit organisations will be explored in a new study at The University of Queensland Business School.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2010
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Food prices in Canada continue to soar in the face of labor shortages, the rising cost of goods and supply chain disruptions. Statistics Canada recently reported that the food inflation rate in the country has reached 7.4 ...
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2022
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Miners do much more than extract minerals and make profits. All over the world mining corporations are collaborating with governments, local populations and NGOs. Their logos, mottoes and CEOs seem to pervade the news media, ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2014
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Appeals seeking donations to help fight hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic were more successful when the typeface in which the appeal was written mirrored the tone of the donation request, a new study has found.
Economics & Business
Oct 6, 2020
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