Turning food waste back into food
There's a better end for used food than taking up space in landfills and contributing to global warming.
Environment
Jan 28, 2021
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Yes, customers do like it when waiters and hairdressers wear a mask – especially if it's black
Customers perceive a better quality of service, feel less anxious and exhibit more trust in businesses when waiters and other service workers wear a mask, according to a new study we just submitted for peer review. And we ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2021
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Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest community as the threat subsided.
Environment
Oct 20, 2020
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Cheaters don't always win: Species that work together do better
The sign of a healthy personal relationship is one that is equally mutual—where you get out just as much as you put in. Nature has its own version of a healthy relationship. Known as mutualisms, they are interactions between ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2020
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Don't let the plastics industry exploit coronavirus to roll back progress
Just days before New York City's shelter in place order took effect, I peddled nervously to my shift at Precycle, a package-free grocery store in Brooklyn. My hands gripped tight to the handlebars of my bike. With the potential ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic likely to cause sales tax loss for Ohio municipalities
Small municipalities in Ohio that rely on retail sales taxes from apparel, vehicle sales, restaurants and tourism could see as much as a 50 percent decline in tax revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2020
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Women may not be counted accurately during Census, professor says
It's no secret the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses and schools to close and people to shelter in place, forcing millions to file for unemployment and delivering a huge blow to the U.S. economy.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2020
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Meet baker's yeast, the budding, single-celled fungus that fluffs your bread
They live in bread dough. They die in your oven.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 10, 2020
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Five ways COVID-19 will change the food business
Eating at home more and sticking with online delivery or takeout are habits likely to persist even as pandemic measures ease, according to a University of Alberta expert.
Economics & Business
Jul 2, 2020
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Life on welfare isn't what most people think it is
When Americans talk about people receiving public assistance—food stamps, disability, unemployment payments and other government help—they often have stereotypes and inaccurate perceptions of who those people are and ...
Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2020
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