As cannabis is legalized in more areas, it has become increasingly popular as a medicinal and recreational drug. This plant produces a pungent, skunk-like odor that is pleasing to some but repulsive to others. Now, researchers ...
Materials Science
Dec 1, 2021
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At the start of the pandemic, consumers were bombarded with a new and hastily constructed form of advertising. In those "uncertain times," customers were promised, they could rely on their favorite brands for help.
Economics & Business
Dec 1, 2021
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"Social capital" refers to connections between citizens that generate trust, reciprocity and participation in social and political life.
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2021
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Fraunhofer researchers have collaborated with partners to develop a platform to remove weeds fully automatically. The mobile AMU-Bot robot system navigates using optical sensors and removes weeds mechanically without the ...
Agriculture
Dec 1, 2021
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In the business world, the adage often holds true: the buck stops at the desk of the chief executive officer. That's the way accountability should work.
Economics & Business
Dec 1, 2021
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Like many residents living near Calgary's rivers, Irene's house flooded in June 2013 when heavy rainfall melted the snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, inundating much of southern Alberta in what was, at the time, the costliest ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2021
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Up to 216 Australian birds are now threatened—compared with 195 a decade ago—and climate change is now the main driver pushing threatened birds closer to extinction, landmark new research has found.
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2021
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I'm outside at my rural Saskatchewan farm, chatting with my neighbors who I've invited over to appreciate the night sky through my telescope. After exclamations and open-mouthed wonder over Saturn's rings, and light that ...
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2021
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When students use a commercial contract cheating service, getting caught by their lecturers is just one of many serious consequences that could damage them and those who trust them. They also expose themselves to blackmail ...
Education
Dec 1, 2021
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A model to describe the formation of online communities and rise of influencers on social media platforms, based on the quality of user generated content, is reported in a study published in Nature Communications. The findings ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2021
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