Are you walking your dog enough?
Australia has nearly five million dogs, with nearly 40% of Australian households owning one.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2018
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The fat of the land: Estimating the ecological costs of overeating
With every unfinished meal since Band Aid, you've heard it: "people are starving in Africa, y'know". True, the UN estimates that rich countries throw away nearly as much food as the entire net production of sub-Saharan Africa—about ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2019
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How did lockdown affect people's sex lives in Britain?
Lockdown affected people's sex lives in a variety of ways, with young people and those not living with a partner reporting the greatest changes, according to researchers from UCL, the University of Glasgow and the National ...
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2021
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An app to crack the teen exercise code
Pokémon GO has motivated its players to walk 2.8 billion miles. Now, a new mobile game from UVM researchers aims to encourage teens to exercise with similar virtual rewards.
Software
Jan 4, 2017
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Swapping cars for shared bicycles could prevent up to 73 deaths per year
The 12 largest bicycle sharing systems in Europe offer health and economic benefits. Currently, the use of shared bicycles by people who previously used cars prevents five deaths and saves €18 million per year. If all public ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2018
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Workplace wellness policies could soften the effects of workaholism, study suggests
Employers should consider more ways to facilitate time off for the employees who are least likely to take it—workaholics. That's the conclusion of counseling experts who conducted a workaholism study published in The Career ...
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2023
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Smart rollator motivates elderly to exercise more
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Orton are exploring the benefits and impacts of technology in motivating seniors to increase physical activity. This is being done in the new MoveRoll project, funded by the Academy ...
Engineering
Jan 22, 2018
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Australians paying $6 billion for unused apartment parking
Experts are calling for planning policy to 'unbundle' parking spaces from apartments to reduce housing costs and alleviate street parking woes.
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2023
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5 reasons to make sure recess doesn't get short shrift when school resumes in person
Once children return to school for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic upended everything, they will most likely spend less time on school grounds. And as educational leaders decide how to schedule elementary school ...
Education
Jun 22, 2020
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Introducing experience to the classroom to change perceptions
(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s not unusual for students to send Joanna Clair photos of washroom signs.
Social Sciences
May 4, 2011
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