Despite years of discussion and countless reviews, the incarceration rate of First Nations adults continues to increase in Australia. The federal government has said it will address this via "justice reinvestment". That means ...
Education
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In the month after Elon Musk triumphantly announced his takeover of Twitter with his now famous "the bird is freed" tweet, he implemented a large-scale cull of the social media platform's global workforce. While Musk's rationale ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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During the pandemic, reading took on new meaning. People turned to books for comfort. Some read to confront difficult issues, especially following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Others used reading as a way to care for ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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Miami's Little Haiti has been an immigrant community for decades. Its streets are lined with small homes and colorful shops that cater to the neighborhood, a predominantly Afro-Caribbean population with a median household ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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Here's the basic problem for conservation at a global level: food production, biodiversity and carbon storage in ecosystems are competing for the same land. As humans demand more food, so more forests and other natural ecosystems ...
Ecology
Dec 7, 2022
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People in Germany and Australia are broadly supportive of efforts to decarbonize energy systems. However, opposition to the rollout of renewables is growing. In a new study, researchers show that community participation plays ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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A possible rogue wave sent headlines around the world last week after it broke windows on a cruise ship off the coast of Argentina, killing a woman and injuring four others.
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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The Los Angeles City Council has approved a new ban on certain single-use plastics, taking the latest step in an effort toward becoming a "zero-waste" city.
Environment
Dec 7, 2022
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On Dec. 11, 2021, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a blast of high-energy light from the outskirts of a galaxy around 1 billion light-years away. The event has rattled scientists' ...
Astronomy
Dec 7, 2022
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It is estimated that 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction as a result of human activity.
Plants & Animals
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