Chauffeur moms are a well-known Australian phenomenon. A lack of convenient transport options coupled with gendered roles has made many suburban women (and their children) car-dependent, whether they like it or not. And, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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While many parents and caregivers believe teens spend too much time on smartphones, video games and social media, a Michigan State University researcher says not to worry about screen time.
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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A Dutch-Italian-German team of astronomers has observed a huge glow of radio emission around a cluster of thousands of galaxies. They combined data from thousands of LOFAR antennas that were focused for 18 nights on an area ...
Astronomy
Nov 2, 2022
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Nearly two years after the devastating bushfires of 2019–2020, many farming communities are still coming to terms with the impacts.
Biotechnology
Oct 24, 2022
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When the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across North America and led to emergency shutdowns during the spring of 2020, the way people acquired food and household necessities was dramatically impacted. As stay-at-home orders ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2022
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In 2016, North Carolina enacted legislation providing legal protections to people who make use of programs designed to reduce harms associated with illegal drug use. However, a new study finds these legal protections are ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2022
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A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that companies can address "quiet quitting" among employees by ensuring employees spend time with other people who identify with the company. The findings can inform ...
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2022
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The rise in local banking branches closing across the UK has increased the demand for access to cash deposit services at Post Offices, new research has found.
Economics & Business
Sep 26, 2022
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A new study provides the best evidence to date that preferences of white consumers helped drive private businesses to discriminate against Black customers before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2022
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The way we perceive poverty, hunger and household food insecurity is shaped by media, government policy, public relations, advertising and personal experience. But one persistent strand is the notion that poverty and food ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2022
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