One of the consequences of the current coronavirus pandemic is that it has brought us face-to-face with our own mortality. Not only are we vulnerable to disease, but we can also share diseases with other animals.
Plants & Animals
Jan 06, 2021
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Students in the first year of school to Year 10 have been learning remotely in Victoria. It's estimated first-year students (known as prep in Victoria) in areas that have been under lockdown for some time have missed around ...
Education
Sep 23, 2020
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Can racial prejudice be reduced or is it a constant of the human condition? And can interventions unfold effects that persist? Especially in light of recent events such as the Syrian refugee crisis, and more recently, the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2020
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Do different painting materials affect the creation of children's paintings? How might we increase children's focus and motivation to learn, while also improving their creativity? Researchers focusing on these very questions ...
Education
Jun 22, 2020
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A new study from North Carolina State University suggests that people have more tolerance for wolves after seeing positive videos about them, which could make YouTube an important wolf conservation tool.
Ecology
Jun 22, 2020
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After weeks of pandemic lockdown and closures, families keen on camping holidays and getting outdoors are relieved that many of our parks are reopening. Canada's national parks partially open June 1 for day use; camping will ...
Ecology
Jun 05, 2020
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In an increasingly polarized world, many see people who are different from them as "outsiders," or even a threat. Yet, around the world, this tends to be more common in traditionally homogenous societies, according to a series ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2020
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Isolated at home? Then train like an astronaut.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2020
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After times of major conflict, such as the civil wars in Liberia from 1980 to 2003, peace often leaves a power vacuum, especially in remote areas not yet reached by a developing government.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2020
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Lean principles and lean management are business principles that aim to make manufacturing and other processes more efficient by only have the absolute requisite resources to hand at the right time in any given stage of the ...
Economics & Business
Jan 29, 2020
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