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Ask the experts: 'Childless cat ladies'—how many are there?

U.S. vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance recently made headlines after previous remarks he made in 2021 resurfaced in which he said that the U.S. was being run by Democrats, corporate oligarchs and a "bunch of childless ...

US disinformation researcher laments 'incredible witch hunt'

Understanding disinformation has emerged as a lightning rod in the United States ahead of the November election, with academics and think-tanks facing lawsuits by right-wing groups and subpoenas from a Republican-led congressional ...

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Study finds nine UK fathers accused of child sexual abuse given legal access to their alleged victims
Political science
Conservative governments protect more land while socialists and nationalists label more species as 'threatened'
Archaeology
New population model identifies phases of human dispersal across Europe
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Privileged parents who believe in economic upward mobility are more likely to hoard resources: Study
Social Sciences
DNA may be a powerful predictor of educational success, new research suggests
Economics & Business
Heat waves and droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses, research finds
Education
Study finds when self-determination model provided to schools with support, teachers and all students benefit
Economics & Business
What's up with high food prices? Economists assess factors causing food prices to fluctuate
Social Sciences
Study: Creative idea generation at work leads to indulgent behaviors afterwards
Economics & Business
Puny chocolate bars and miniature crisps: Is 'shrinkflation' the worst business practice ever?
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Q&A: Making the case for artisanal and small-scale mining
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Study shows 1 in 15 young mothers is involved in care proceedings before their eldest child is 10
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Few anti-immigration users dominate most UK-based Twitter anti-immigration content with rapid spread, high polarization
Education
STEM afterschool programs' benefits extend to friend groups
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Study finds immediate psychological benefit to churchgoers
Social Sciences
What nonverbal cues reveal about online learning and robotics
Education
How stories can teach young people about life in a changing climate
Economics & Business
'Meme stock' investors are trying to catch up with a financial system which has left them behind
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Should you reward kids for success? Or is there a better way to talk about achievement?
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Film director explains how to make inclusive cinema to favor access for people with disabilities

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Researchers advance new class of quantum critical metal that could advance electronic devices
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Protecting just 0.7% of world's land could help save a third of unique and endangered species
Molecular & Computational biology
Crystallized alternative DNA structure sheds light on insulin and diabetes
Planetary Sciences
Nearby super-Earth has a sulfur-rich atmosphere, Webb observations suggest
Ecology
Researchers propose mechanistic framework to explain complex microbe-host symbioses
Bio & Medicine
Low-cost nanomaterial technology can detect cancer genes with ultra-high sensitivity
Cell & Microbiology
Scientists uncover mechanism preserving centromere during cell division
Environment
A chemical cocktail of micropollutants amplified effect of algal toxins in 2022 mass fish mortality event: Study
Earth Sciences
Study suggests US droughts, rainy extremes are becoming more severe
Planetary Sciences
Solution to a cosmic mystery—the eccentric orbits of trans-Neptunian objects
Cell & Microbiology
Researchers discover an effective and environment-friendly disinfectant
Soft Matter
Discovery of a new convective instability in complex fluids, 140 years after Lord Rayleigh
Biochemistry
Fluorescent probe reveals action mechanism of serotonin in depression
General Physics
Researchers make sound waves travel in one direction only, with implications for electromagnetic wave technology
Earth Sciences
Ancient volcanic activity reveals climate threshold for ocean deoxygenation
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Antibody-like molecule shows promise for broad-spectrum malaria therapy
Biotechnology
Molecular simulations and supercomputing shed light on energy-saving biomaterials
Quantum Physics
Researchers create a one-dimensional gas out of light
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Study reveals new female-determining pathway in turtles
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A potential new route to super-efficient carbon dioxide reduction: Catalyst offers 800-fold boost

Challenging the gig economy

Employee engagement among independent gig workers is an important issue facing organizations working with remote teams and individuals. A study published in the International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, ...