Australian study says people marrying less
Researchers from UQ's Institute for Social Science Research have found that marriage no longer enjoys the privileged status it once did.
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010
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Personal connections key to strong supply chains
Amid a pandemic when limitations on disinfecting wipes, toilet paper and drugs brought attention—and disruption—to supply chains, new research involving Washington University in St. Louis delivers something of an answer ...
Economics & Business
Jul 24, 2020
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WHO warns of COVID medical waste threat
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health.
Environment
Feb 1, 2022
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The role of unobservable subjective factors in the experience of happiness
The notion of happiness is highly subjective, and whether we consider ourselves to be happy might be determined by the conditions in which we find ourselves, but may well be controlled to some degree by past experiences, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Smaller than a grain of sand, phytoplankton are key to aquatic health
Scientists are inching closer to revealing the elusive mechanisms that tiny marine species activate to transform organic contaminants in water into less toxic chemicals.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2021
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London rolls out strict vehicle emission charges
London motorists driving older, more polluting vehicles must pay a new charge from Monday as part of one of the world's toughest vehicle emissions programmes.
Environment
Apr 8, 2019
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Expanding London's Ulez has sparked fractious debate—psychologists explain how it can be de-escalated
Drivers of the most polluting vehicles are now charged £12.50 a day (or more for heavier vehicles) to drive within London's M25 orbital motorway, following an expansion to the city's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) in August ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2023
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Public more confident connecting increasing heat, wildfires with climate change, study finds
Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or ...
Environment
Jun 13, 2024
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