Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia will submit a landmark complaint with the United Nations on Monday accusing the government of violating their human rights by failing to tackle climate change.
Environment
May 13, 2019
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A new mobile app allows people to explore how global warming will affect the future climate of their towns and cities.
Environment
Nov 10, 2020
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A landmark study on gender equality among religious minorities in Canada sharply disputes the stereotype Muslim women are more repressed by men than other groups of immigrants.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2015
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When spurring action against climate change, NGOs and governmental agencies frequently operate on the assumption that people are unmotivated to act because they view climate change as a problem that affects distant regions ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2023
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Many opinion polls on migration in Australia have limited sample sizes, such as the Essential poll, which often interviews around 1,000 people.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
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2
Americans don't talk much about peace. But it turns out they care about it a lot—they just don't talk about it the way people who have experienced war or civil conflict do.
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2023
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1
While discussion and controversy surround polling's role in the race to the White House in 2016, New Jerseyans still have some faith in the public opinion polling process, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Fifty ...
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2015
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(Phys.org) -- Neighbors' lawn signs, public opinion polls and even a conversation in the next restaurant booth can affect how people vote in an election, suggests a new University of California, Davis, study. But it all depends ...
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2012
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A University of British Columbia study of American attitudes toward climate change finds that local weather – temperature, in particular – is a major influence on public and media opinions on the reality of global warming.
Environment
Feb 5, 2013
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If you want to guess the outcome of the Scottish Independence Referendum, it might be better to consult the bookies than rely on opinion polls.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2014
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