The European Demographic Datasheet 2016, produced by demographers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Vienna Institute of Demography, provides a comprehensive look at key demographic ...
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2016
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On the last Friday of September people gathered across 800 venues in 320 cities located in 32 European countries to take part in European Researchers' Night - a free, day-long research festival dedicated to popular science ...
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Oct 19, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Thirty years ago, eight in 10 Americans ages 17-19 had a driver's license. Today, it's six in 10, say University of Michigan researchers.
Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2012
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Americans will need to pay much heavier taxes and accept less from public healthcare to put state finances on a sustainable track, according to an IMF study published Monday.
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2011
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Although most wolves in Yellowstone National Park live to be nearly six years old, their ability to kill prey peaks when they are two to three, according to a study led by Dan MacNulty and recently published online by Ecology ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2009
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Americans are currently living in one of the lowest crime periods ever—and so are many people in the rest of the world.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2019
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Scientists have found that diving birds reach their 30s and then die quickly and suddenly, showing few signs of aging prior to death. Their findings, which will be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2012
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The isotope values of food consumed are reflected in the individual's tissues. As bone is constantly being turned over by remodelling, analysing the stable isotope ratios of bone collagen can shine a light on the main dietary ...
Archaeology
Nov 9, 2018
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Whole genome sequencing has revealed a global fall in the numbers of killer whales during the last Ice Age, at a time when ocean productivity may have been widely reduced, according to researchers at Durham University.
Ecology
Feb 4, 2014
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Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby diapers, and with an aging population, the situation will get worse in the next decade.
Environment
Oct 20, 2022
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