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Social Sciences Mar 13, 2020

The role of social support in intimate partner violence and economic hardship

The term intimate partner violence (IPV) is used to describe situations where a current or former partner or spouse causes harm to their significant other via physical, sexual and psychological violence. The Centers for Disease ...

Other Feb 24, 2020

Analyzing Edgar Allan Poe's writings to solve the mystery of his death

On October 3 1849, the famed American horror and mystery author Edgar Allan Poe was found in a complete state of delirium – incoherent, disheveled and wearing a stranger's clothes. Four days later, he died in a hospital. ...

Social Sciences Feb 24, 2020

Generativity: Young activists are motivated by concern for future generations

Young people are demanding change. In the last few days, young Indigenous activists and their supporters blocked parliamentarians in Victoria, B.C., from accessing the provincial legislature and led waves of protest across ...

Economics & Business Feb 12, 2020

French unions played key role in protecting workers' mental health

During a three-year organizational restructuring at France Telecom that began in 2007—which called for the downsizing of 22,000 employees, often based on ethically questionable methods—there was a wave of employee suicides. ...

Environment Feb 7, 2020

How a plant‑rich diet can help fight climate change and reduce stress

We have heard a lot about climate change, and we need to hear more about what we can do, individually and collectively, to address it.

Plants & Animals Feb 7, 2020

I walked 1,200 kilometers in the outback to track huge lizards

In 2017 and 2018 I walked the equivalent of 28 marathons in the scorching Western Australian outback. Why, you ask? To assess how some of Australia's largest lizard species interact with restored mines.

Environment Feb 7, 2020

Climate change denialism is something we all suffer from

Climate change denialism is something that applies to more than just diehard non-believers, a UNSW Sydney researcher argues.

Social Sciences Feb 3, 2020

Does flexible work 'work' for Aussie parents?

An Australian study examining the relationship between flexibility and parent health has revealed formal family-friendly workplace provisions alone are not meeting the demands of working mothers and fathers.

Education Jan 27, 2020

Nearly all middle school teachers are highly stressed, study finds

Hormonal changes, different schools, more teachers and changing expectations are just some of the challenges families face when a child enters middle school. Now, researchers from the University of Missouri have found that ...

Environment Jan 17, 2020

The burning issue of population control

The increasing human population is putting large amounts of pressure on our natural resources and is contributing to climate change, leading many people to call for increased population control—especially for poorer communities. ...

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