Psychology of trophy hunting: Why some people kill animals for sport
Do you have any desire to stalk and kill an elephant? Probably not, but some relish the idea.
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Feb 4, 2022
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First Nations students need culturally safe spaces at their universities
Since the Closing the Gap targets were first introduced in 2008, the number of Indigenous university enrolments have more than doubled. The numbers grew from 9,490 students in 2008 to 19,935 students in 2018. During this ...
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2022
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Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: Four key lessons from Fiji after the devastation of Cyclone Winston
While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami on January 15, it's clear the island nation has suffered significant damage to housing stock and infrastructure.
Environment
Feb 4, 2022
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A review of research looking into the impact of PFAS-containing products on the environment
A team of researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), working with colleagues from the Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH and North Carolina State University has conducted a review of the research ...
What does lightning actually do to a tree?
The huge storms many Australians have experienced recently have damaged or toppled old trees which had withstood the vagaries of our weather for the past century or more.
Plants & Animals
Feb 4, 2022
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Report: Greenhouse gas emissions from government-owned companies
State-owned enterprises (SOEs)—companies for which 50 percent or more of voting shares are held by a government—play a major role in many of the world's largest economies, particularly in electricity generation, oil and gas, ...
Environment
Feb 4, 2022
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Traces of Viking raids remain visible in contemporary Russian economy and politics
Vikings were not a uniform phenomenon in ancient Scandinavia. They were part of a complex system of a plunder economy that existed in Europe until the early Middle Ages. With royal power rising, independent raiders either ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2022
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First ever free-floating black hole found roaming through interstellar space
An international team of researchers has confirmed that a possible microlensing event witnessed in 2011 was due to the presence of a free-floating black hole roaming through interstellar space—the first of its kind ever observed. ...
Sowing pollinator habitat seeds that grow where they're planted
When it comes to establishing prairies that support pollinators on reclaimed industrial land, a new study suggests native plant diversity matters less than seeding species with the ability to persist in poor soils.
Ecology
Feb 4, 2022
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Study: Expanded child tax credits did not reduce employment
An analysis of Census Pulse Survey data from the Social Policy Institute (SPI) at Washington University in St. Louis shows that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) did not cause an exit from the labor force.
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2022
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