Profits over planet? Experts eye companies at crucial moment for climate change fight
June 1 marked the start of another perilous hurricane season in the eastern United States.
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Analysis of Polling Data Finds Growing Support for Same-Sex Marriage
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a comprehensive new analysis of public opinion surveys conducted over the last 15 years, support for the legalization of same-sex marriage has grown substantially in the United States. Among ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2009
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Odor and environmental concerns of communities living near waste disposal facilities
A recent study involving the University of Southampton has investigated public perception of how waste disposal sites affect residents living nearby.
Environment
May 1, 2013
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Software that can automatically detect fake news
Invented stories, distorted facts: fake news is spreading like wildfire on the internet and is often shared on without thought, particularly on social media. In response, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a system that ...
Software
Feb 1, 2019
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What do Americans really think about climate change?
Americans waste little time or ink debating global warming, but what do they really think about it in Peoria? Or Los Angeles? Or any other town, big or small, across the 50 states?
Environment
Apr 6, 2015
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Americans move dramatically toward acceptance of homosexuality
Although sharply divided, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way, research by NORC at the University of Chicago shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2011
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Managing domestic and wild cats is likely to remain fraught, new research warns
Current efforts to protect and restore native biodiversity is being threatened by difficulties in identifying wild and domestic cats, and categorization is likely to remain fraught for the foreseeable future, experts have ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2023
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Facebook busts Chinese influence network targeting Americans on abortion and guns ahead of midterms
Meta removed a Chinese influence network that attempted to inflame political tensions on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ahead of the midterm elections.
Political science
Sep 27, 2022
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Study highlights flaw in common approach of public opinion surveys about science
A new study from North Carolina State University highlights a major flaw in attempting to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues. Researchers found that people who say that risks posed by ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2011
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Public interest in climate change unshaken by scandal, but unstirred by science
The good news for any passionate supporter of climate-change science is that negative media reports seem to have only a passing effect on public opinion, according to Princeton University and University of Oxford researchers. ...
Environment
May 20, 2014
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