February 2020 has brought more than its fair share of bad weather to the north of England, the Midlands and Wales. Shrewsbury, Bewdley and Telford swam in the Severn, while the Ouse invaded York. For some, the adage that ...
Environment
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Vegetable oil biofuels are increasingly being used as an alternative to fossil fuels despite the growing controversy regarding their sustainability. In a new study led by the University of Göttingen, researchers investigated ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2020
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Research has shown that police are about three times more likely to kill black men compared to white men. A new University of Minnesota School of Public Health study surveyed various stakeholders to learn why they think violent ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2020
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Annual nationwide data from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota, that measures access to jobs by transit, is guiding key transportation and land-use policy decisions.
Environment
Feb 27, 2020
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Activism, new networks and the growth of small independent presses is leading to profound change in the way translated fiction is published, a new study shows.
Economics & Business
Feb 27, 2020
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Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo report the first occurrence of directly splitting one photon into three.
Quantum Physics
Feb 27, 2020
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The Harvey Weinstein guilty verdict is a victory for the #MeToo movement. "Today is a powerful day & a huge step forward in our collective healing," wrote the actress Rose McGowan on Twitter.
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2020
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If you're concerned that automation and artificial intelligence are going to disrupt the economy over the next decade, join the club. But while policymakers and academics agree there'll be significant disruption, they differ ...
Economics & Business
Feb 27, 2020
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A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Cambridge has found a way to rejuvenate metallic glass to prevent it from fracturing. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group ...
Brazil's divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the Amazon rainforest.
Environment
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