Study: Farmers and scientists divided over climate change
Crop producers and scientists hold deeply different views on climate change and its possible causes, a study by Purdue and Iowa State universities shows.
Environment
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Tool created to help multinational companies assess risk of bribery when doing business in foreign countries
A tool to help multinational companies assess the business bribery risks faced when conducting business in foreign countries and tailor compliance policies to address those threats has been created by researchers from the ...
Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2014
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Review: No cash, cards, just mobile pay for a week
Attempt at your own risk: For an entire week, I left all my cash and credit cards at home to see how well wallet-free mobile services work in the real world.
Business
Nov 11, 2014
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Groundwater warming up in sync
Global warming stops at nothing—not even the groundwater, as a new study by researchers from ETH Zurich and KIT reveals: the groundwater's temperature profiles echo those of the atmosphere, albeit damped and delayed.
Environment
Nov 11, 2014
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Commuting by bicycle: Why the Irish aren't like the Dutch—yet
Cities around the world are pouring money into beautiful bicycle paths in hopes of convincing citizens to drive less and bike more. According to a new study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, however, getting people ...
Social Sciences
Nov 11, 2014
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A heavier price: How do restaurant surcharges and labeling improve health?
The American obesity epidemic is out of control, and health advocates are working hard to ensure that food labels clearly list calorie content and all unhealthy ingredients. But according to a new study in the Journal of ...
Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2014
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They have a pill for that: How are weight loss drugs fueling the obesity epidemic?
Consumers place great faith in weight loss pills and remedies, buying and using them more than ever before. American obesity rates, however, are skyrocketing. According to a new study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, ...
Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2014
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The Trojan Horse burger: Do companies that 'do good' sell unhealthy food?
When consumers see a company performing good deeds, they often assume that the company's products are healthy. According to a new study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing this may be far from true, and the company's ...
Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2014
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Tracing the course of phosphorus pollution in Lake Pepin
In recent years, many lakes in the upper Midwest have been experiencing unprecedented algae blooms. These blooms threaten fish and affect recreational activities. A key culprit implicated in overgrowth of algae in lakes is ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2014
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Some plants regenerate by duplicating their DNA
When munched by grazing animals (or mauled by scientists in the lab), some herbaceous plants overcompensate - producing more plant matter and becoming more fertile than they otherwise would. Scientists say they now know how ...
Biotechnology
Nov 11, 2014
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