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Ecology Dec 15, 2023

Climate change is further reducing fish stocks with worrisome implications for global food supplies

The health benefits of eating seafood are appreciated in many cultures which rely upon it to provide critical nutrients vital to our physical and mental development and health. Eating fish and shellfish provides significant ...

Social Sciences Dec 14, 2023

Inland waters look inviting when heat hits. How to help people swim safely at natural swimming spots

People love to hang out around water, especially on hot summer days. And, for those who aren't near the ocean, Australia is blessed with beautiful inland waterways. In New South Wales, the government wants to increase access ...

Social Sciences Dec 14, 2023

Canadian scientists are still being muzzled, and that risks undermining climate policy

Environmental scientists in Canada continue to be stifled in their ability to conduct and communicate their research. Interference in science, also referred to as "muzzling," was a well-documented concern during the Conservative ...

Environment Dec 14, 2023

From flush to faucet: More places look to turn sewage into tap water

After an Orange County resident flushes her toilet, the water flows through the Southern California community's sewer system, meanders its way to the sanitation plant, has its solids removed, is piped to a wastewater recycling ...

Environment Dec 8, 2023

Catalyzing momentum for health negotiations at COP28

By now, there is no doubt that the climate crisis is also a significant health crisis affecting people across the globe.

Social Sciences Nov 30, 2023

Economic crashes linked to rise in male suicides, vast review shows

Governments need to fund health services to support people during recessions and economic crises, say the authors of a vast review of research on the topic to-date.

Social Sciences Nov 28, 2023

Philly parents worry about kids' digital media use but see some benefits, too

A group of U.S. senators recently called on tech giant Meta—which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger—to hand over documents related to the mental and physical harms its products cause to young people. ...

Economics & Business Nov 28, 2023

Keeping fit to curb workplace deviance

If you feel that work is wearing you down, you are not alone. The economic value that modern organizations strive to create comes at a human cost to employees in terms of reduced physical fitness.

Social Sciences Nov 27, 2023

Gender-based violence: Teaching about its root causes is necessary to address it

In 2022, 184 women and girls were killed by violence in Canada. This number has steadily increased in each of the past three years; 148 women and girls were killed in 2019, 172 in 2020 and 177 in 2021.

Social Sciences Nov 24, 2023

How COVID enabled new forms of economic abuse of women in India

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a "shadow pandemic" of domestic violence against women. The UN includes in its definition of domestic violence what it refers to as "economic ...

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