Amid the many historic appointments in his cabinet, the new prime minister Keir Starmer made one particularly noteworthy announcement: James Timpson to become minister for prisons, parole and probation. Timpson is not a politician ...
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2024
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Twentieth century Swedish labor market policy was not solely shaped by inter-class cooperation, but also by tough conflicts. Industrial rationalization and investments in new technology were met with protests from workers. ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2024
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New research reveals how the surprising internal anatomy of the helmeted hornbill's casque allows it to withstand damage during aerial jousting battles with rivals. Researchers hope that this new understanding can help to ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2024
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The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically altering the normal flow of the atmosphere. In Japan, historical data has shown that El Niño years tend to lead ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2024
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The EU Emissions Trading System is not only good for reducing CO2 and for the climate. It also results in considerable health benefits due to reduced air pollution and saves hundreds of billions of euros, according to a recently ...
Environment
Jul 2, 2024
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After three years of meticulous and dedicated hard work, the Rhisotope Project at Wits University has successfully inserted low doses of radioisotopes into 20 live rhinoceros.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2024
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The study focuses on the so-called Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a low-pressure trough near the equator whose position and intensity changes seasonally with the position of the sun. Trade winds from the northern ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2024
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A complex web connecting the global illicit drug trade with organized crime and terrorism poses a significant threat to international peace and security—with Flinders University criminology experts calling for renewed investigations ...
Economics & Business
Jun 26, 2024
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Archaeologists made an intriguing find this week at Michigan's Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinac State Historic Parks officials said, an 18th century brass trade ring.
Archaeology
Jun 24, 2024
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A popular and widely-promoted claim that dinosaur fossils inspired the legend of the griffin, the mythological creature with a raptorial bird head and wings on a lion body, has been challenged in a new study published in ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 21, 2024
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