Reducing the risks to humans and the environment from pesticide use is crucial to agricultural and environmental policy worldwide. In Switzerland, two popular initiatives are currently seeking drastic restrictions on the ...
Environment
Aug 31, 2018
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Companies may be cherry-picking sustainability measures that make them look good, while huge variation in what's reported makes meaningful comparisons across firms impossible, a new international study shows.
Economics & Business
Aug 27, 2018
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Sunbathers could soon tell when to take shelter in the shade thanks to an early warning sunburn indicator, developed by Queen's University Belfast.
Other
Mar 25, 2015
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New mathematics research has shown humans all around the world tend to be more positive than negative in their language.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2015
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Religion is a key factor in demography, important for projections of future population growth as well as for other social indicators. A new journal, Yearbook of International Religious Demography, is the first to bring a ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2014
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Wisconsin's labor market shows no evidence of an existing or impending general "skills gaps," according to a new analysis by a team of graduate students at UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Economics & Business
May 31, 2013
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Small-car manufacturer Fiat beat its efficiency record in the 2008 recession while former high-achievers Toyota and BMW showed their worst results in 10 years, according to a new study.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 13, 2013
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Studies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are shedding some light on the microbes that dwell in cattle manure—what they are, where they thrive, where they struggle, and where they can end up.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Scientists from the newly created Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium (NASRC) are using data collected by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to investigate whether seals may impact beach ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2012
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The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) yesterday released a report titled Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2010 that unveils important trends in U.S. doctoral education.
Other
Dec 10, 2012
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