Studies have shown that pollution, whether from factories or traffic-snarled roads, disproportionately affects communities where economically disadvantaged people and Hispanic, Black and Asian people live. As technology has ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2022
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Residents of a public housing estate in Melbourne, Australia are missing out on education and employment opportunities, and health and income support because of barriers to the access and use of reliable and affordable internet, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2022
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Russian foreign policy-making is often guided by elites, intermediaries, private companies, and organized crime groups rather than the national interest, a new study shows.
Economics & Business
Aug 15, 2022
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Globally, heat waves have become an increasingly frequent summer affair, as much of the world faces extremely high temperatures.
Environment
Aug 11, 2022
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Consumer behavior needs to change fundamentally to ensure the successful transition to a circular economy, according to a new report.
Economics & Business
Jul 28, 2022
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Social media has the reputation of being spontaneous, rushed, prone to typos and ungrammatical sentences, and generally a linguistic disaster. And some of it is. However, analysis of Twitter posts on the topic of COVID-19 ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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An MDC research team led by Jan Philipp Junker and Daniela Panáková has found that zebrafish can regenerate heart tissue after injury. Connective tissue cells play an important role in the process by temporarily entering ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2022
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Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that the increased use of videoconferencing platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a higher level of fatigue, as reported ...
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2022
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The early stages of teaching maker skills, such as digital fabrication, typically involve simple exercises like laser cutting or 3D printing basic shapes and objects. In our hyperconnected, hyperstimulated world, this learning ...
Education
Jul 15, 2022
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People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2022
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