Modern slavery affects an estimated 120,000 people in the UK. Under international law, countries must identify and protect survivors, while prosecuting and punishing those who traffic and exploit them.
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2023
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The summer of 2023 was the hottest on record. Climate change fueled destructive hurricanes in Florida, more intense monsoons in India, and melted sea ice to historically low levels in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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Every parent is familiar with the requests: The call from the school nurse that Jimmy has a stomachache and needs to go home. The urgent message from the soccer coach that Katie forgot her cleats for the game. The reminder ...
Economics & Business
Nov 16, 2023
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Extended family members may play a significant role in peoples' lives during extreme events, an important finding in new research led by an Emory University sociologist.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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Vanderbilt mechanical engineering professors Deyu Li and Josh Caldwell are part of a team of researchers who have discovered a new heat dissipation channel using phonon polaritons that could have extensive implications for ...
Nanophysics
Nov 13, 2023
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Social media platforms are a great source of information and entertainment. They also help us to maintain contact with friends and family. But social media can also—and has, often—become a toxic environment for spreading ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2023
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The convergence of digital technology and the internet has led to the emergence of complex digital networks utilizing ubiquitous electronic devices such as mobile phones and smart home appliances. As a result, we can access ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 2, 2023
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Copper was discovered in the Neolithic Age about 9,000 years ago. It was the first metal used by humans. And we've continued to value copper ever since. The average family home contains more than 90 kilograms of copper. Every ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
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Engineers for NASA's Voyager mission are taking steps to help make sure both spacecraft, launched in 1977, continue to explore interstellar space for years to come.
Astronomy
Oct 20, 2023
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Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices have played a critical role in development all over the world. For centuries, various disciplines ranging from medicine to biodiversity conservation have drawn on these resources.
Agriculture
Oct 17, 2023
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