The use of whistleblowing to challenge teacher absence in the developing world is worth considering, but its effectiveness can be dampened by offering monetary rewards for reporting absent colleagues, according to a field ...
Economics & Business
Oct 25, 2023
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A large-scale review of two key U.K. policy areas reveals that health outcomes are largely missing when it comes to shaping our urban centers.
Political science
Oct 19, 2023
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When she took to the floor to give her State of the Union speech on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen largely stood by the script. Describing her vision of an economically buoyant and sustainable ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2023
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Thousands of people have been killed and another 10,000 are missing—and presumed dead—in Libya after flooding from a devastating Mediterranean storm over the weekend swept away homes and inundated roadways, leading to ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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All countries have a variety of water resources—some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of all global domestic use and 43% of all the water used for agriculture.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2023
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No continent has been hit harder by climate change than Africa, and yet none has more potential for a future centered on green energy, a top expert has told AFP in an interview.
Environment
Sep 4, 2023
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Twice as many people (16%) say they have a closer relationship with their trees than with their neighbors (7%), according to new research.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2023
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The recent FIFA Women's World Cup was nothing short of exhilarating, with the final match between Spain's victorious La Roja team versus England's Lionesses leaving fans on the edge of their seats.
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2023
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Italian officials have provided an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the University of South Florida access to the remains of individuals who died from the Black Death, a plague that killed millions of people in ...
Archaeology
Jul 19, 2023
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Climate change is not only making Georgia hotter but also increasing the likelihood of snake bite, according to a new study. Every degree Celsius of daily temperature increase corresponds with about a 6% increase in snake ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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