The risky business of Amazonian tree climbers
A botanist looks up at a man dangling 20 meters (yards) above ground in a tree that belongs to an endangered species in Brazil's Amazon.
A botanist looks up at a man dangling 20 meters (yards) above ground in a tree that belongs to an endangered species in Brazil's Amazon.
Ecology
Jul 13, 2022
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An exploratory study with implications for the growing gig-economy indicates there were only two kinds of workers during COVID-19: the haves and the have-nots.
Economics & Business
Jul 11, 2022
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A new study published in the journal Health Economics is the first to comprehensively examine the impact of job losses during the U.S. Great Recession of 2008-09 on the mental health, physical health and the health behavior ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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A new interactive Climate Opportunity Map, developed by scholars at Brown University, allows users to enter any United States zip code to learn about what potential benefits await communities if the U.S. were to actively ...
Environment
Jul 7, 2022
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A new report has taken an in-depth look at the U.K. public's attitudes to climate change—and how this might translate into action.
Environment
Jul 1, 2022
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Robots, artificial intelligence, and other automation technologies enable companies to produce more. They also displace workers from their jobs, wreaking havoc on those who have no other training and are financially vulnerable.
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2022
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Companies that justify their diversity efforts by saying that a diverse workforce will improve their bottom line risk alienating the diverse employees that they hope to attract, according to research published by the American ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2022
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Major change is needed to counteract the lack of gender equality in marine science, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2022
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Sweden is often lauded for its gender equality. The gender gap in unpaid (house)work is narrow. Wide access to affordable, state-subsidized daycare, together with the right for parents of young children to work part time, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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The U.S. is on pace to recover all 22 million jobs wiped out in the COVID-19 recession as early as July, but the milestone will obscure sharp differences among industries and an economy transformed by the crisis.
Economics & Business
May 19, 2022
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