As climate warms, fire ants head north
Fire ants are on the move, and aided by climate change, they're heading north.
Ecology
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What can police trainers learn from the current crisis?
Police reform is on the national agenda in response to the choking death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in late May—and many other such incidents before and since. Police Training Institute director Michael ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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Toward ultra-sensitive diagnostic chips
An international team, led by Swinburne researchers, has developed an ultra-thin nanostructure gold film—or metasurface—with the potential to revolutionize next-generation bio-sensing chips.
Nanophysics
Jun 18, 2020
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Community spirit dwindling amongst British public during lockdown says new poll
The UK public feel that any sense of 'community togetherness' that has been built during the coronavirus crisis will disperse as soon as it is over says a new study commissioned by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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How school systems make criminals of Black youth
As support for the Black Lives Matter movement has surged in recent weeks and anti-Black racism reading lists have flooded the internet, education scholar Subini Ancy Annamma noticed a particular issue missing from many of ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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'Like having a truck idling in your living room': the toxic cost of wood-fired heaters
Australians are accustomed to having fresh air, and our clean atmosphere is a source of pride for many.
Environment
Jun 18, 2020
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Study reveals dual impact of technology on worker's mental health
Led by researchers from the University of Sydney Business School, the peer-reviewed research synthesizes existing studies on how technology-driven changes at work will impact workplace mental health and employee wellbeing.
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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Evolutionary biology may be solution to economic recovery
Researchers are examining policies that can help bring the global economy back on track.
Economics & Business
Jun 18, 2020
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Study unveils new mechanism for long-distance cell communication
An extracellular vesicle—a nanoparticle released by cells—can use jerky movements similar to a car weaving in and out of traffic to navigate the obstacle-filled environment outside of cells, according to new discoveries made ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 18, 2020
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Jurors respond negatively to police overreactions to Black Americans
As law enforcement's use of body-worn cameras and dash cams has increased in the U.S., the growth of attorneys' introduction of video evidence in court, including jury trials, has followed.
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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