A research team at the University of Tübingen has found that most glyphosate that ends up in European rivers likely does not come from herbicides, as previously assumed; instead, it may be the result of additives to detergents.
Environment
Jul 26, 2024
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Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics. As they are non-biodegradable, plastics accumulate in the environment, altering habitats and natural ...
Environment
Jul 26, 2024
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The exclusion of butch representation in the Barbie movie limits its queer inclusivity, says a paper released in the year of the doll's 65th anniversary.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2024
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Seven years seems a lifetime in politics. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. It prompted Canada, China and the European Union to convene an urgent meeting ...
Political science
Jul 26, 2024
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Despite the connection between institutional harm and gang membership made clear in this week's mammoth royal commission abuse–in care report, the government seems unlikely to soften its "get tough on crime" policies.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2024
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New research has found that 4,642 species of vertebrates are threatened by mineral extraction around the world through mining and quarrying, and drilling for oil and gas.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2024
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Why do flies buzz around in circles when the air is still? And why does it matter? In a paper published in Current Biology, University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Floris van Breugel and Postdoctoral Researcher S. ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2024
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Canadians have been engaging less with news on Facebook since Meta's decision to block journalistic content on some of its platforms. However, this trend was already underway before this measure was taken, and can also be ...
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2024
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Despite the 150 million kilometers that separate it from the Earth, the sun does more than just light our way: it also impacts our electricity networks, and even our transport.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 26, 2024
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A web of roads encircles the Earth and stretches 40 million miles. In Crossings, a new book by environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb, tarmac is exposed for the planet-shaping force it is—one that has polluted rivers and ...
Ecology
Jul 26, 2024
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