From Audible to Whole Foods: A look at Amazon's empire
Amazon is hard to escape.
Business
Nov 13, 2018
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Cobalt – a potential bottleneck in the transition to electric mobility
The coming electric vehicle boom will significantly increase the demand for cobalt in the EU and globally. As a result, demand is expected to exceed supply already in 2020 and the EU must take steps to boost supply and curb ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 13, 2018
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Why it's hard to tell where police are treating minorities unfairly
Donald Trump has waved the words "stop and frisk" around like a banner call to cure violent crime in American cities.
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2018
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Microorganisms help production
Oil is still the most economically attractive resource for fuels and basic chemicals that can be used to manufacture everyday products such as plastic bottles and detergent. New biotechnological processes aim to simplify ...
Materials Science
Nov 13, 2018
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California's wildfires: 'Everybody is at risk' from smoky conditions, experts say
Just as Californians have long been told to prepare for earthquakes, they must now start protecting their health from the wildfires becoming more commonplace in this state, experts warned Sunday.
Environment
Nov 13, 2018
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Volcanic eruptions once caused mass extinctions in the oceans – could climate change do the same?
All animals, whether they live on land or in the water, require oxygen to breathe. But today the world's oceans are losing oxygen, due to a combination of rising temperatures and changing ocean currents. Both factors are ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2018
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More American students are studying abroad, new data show
Kelsey Hrubes knew she had a challenge on her hands when she visited Germany as a study abroad student back in 2015.
Education
Nov 13, 2018
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How research is helping to reduce prejudice between people online
The internet often gets a bad rap, and for good reason. Social media use can contribute to poorer mental health in teens. It can also be used to manipulate users' emotions, and to disseminate misinformation and click bait ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2018
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Giant flare detected on a pre-main sequence M star
Using the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS), astronomers have identified an energetic flare displaying quasi-periodic pulsations on the pre-main sequence M star NGTS J121939.5-355557. The newly detected flare is one of ...
Poorer children priced out of learning instruments but school music programmes benefit the wider community
Years of austerity in the UK have bitten away at school budgets, and the arts have suffered heavily. Schools can no longer afford to employ teaching assistants, so it is little wonder that local authorities have cut school ...
Education
Nov 13, 2018
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