For Americans 60 and older, COVID-19 is widespread and deadly. Its economic impact could also be devastating.
Economics & Business
Aug 24, 2020
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Shipbreaking is among the most dangerous jobs in the world, according to the International Labour Organisation. This is the process of breaking up huge old ships into spare parts. It almost always happens in developing countries ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2020
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Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have developed a new technique which could help to identify the source of food poisoning or infection more quickly and accurately than current methods.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 24, 2020
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New research by Western Sydney University highlights the pivotal role culture plays in social divisions and inequalities in Australia, between classes, age groups, ethnicities, genders, city and country locations, and Indigenous ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2020
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The end of affirmative action at California universities 22 years ago had a significant negative impact on Black and Latinx students, forcing many out of the University of California system and reducing their later earnings, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2020
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If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say.
Quantum Physics
Aug 24, 2020
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Social media around the world lit up over the weekend, discussing the possibility that an asteroid (known as 2018 VP₁) could crash into Earth on November 2.
Astronomy
Aug 24, 2020
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Membranes that change their pore size in response to external stimuli, such as pH, heat and light, are set to transform separation science and technology. Such smart membranes developed by KAUST researchers display tunable ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 24, 2020
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Two tools recently launched by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, will help to monitor progress in implementing new climate laws in New York State and New York City.
Environment
Aug 24, 2020
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A new study has revealed how remora suckerfish detach themselves from the surfaces they've clung to—and how the mechanism could provide inspiration for future reversible underwater adhesion devices.
General Physics
Aug 24, 2020
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