Researchers using puzzle boxes, rain sticks and papier-mâché balls are studying captive gray wolves at the Oakland Zoo and the California Wolf Center to evaluate personality and problem-solving skills of the endangered ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2023
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Flexible working is key to creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce, according to a new report. The research into equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK insurance industry also found that excessive alcohol consumption ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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Ann Trappers harnessed a shock in her native Belgium to help heal social wounds across Europe.
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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Australian leaders with diverse backgrounds have expressed a sense of resignation and despair about the lack of women from First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds in leadership roles.
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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Remote workers can have a 54% lower carbon footprint compared with onsite workers, according to a new study by Cornell University and Microsoft, with lifestyle choices and work arrangements playing an essential role in determining ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2023
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Extreme heat and flooding are threatening key international apparel hubs, with four countries vital to the fashion industry facing losses of 1 million jobs and $65 billion in earnings by 2030, according to two new ILR School ...
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2023
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The Earth's oldest surface layer forming continents, termed its crust, is approximately 4 billion years old and is comprised of 25–50km-thick volcanic rocks known as basalts. Originally, scientists thought that one complete ...
There is more to working from home than skipping the traffic and getting to wear pajamas all day. In fact, for a lot of people it's becoming the new normal.
Environment
Sep 14, 2023
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From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on keyboards, the evidence that open-plan offices take a toll on our well-being continues to mount. There's ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2023
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For more than half a century, colleges and universities have relied on dedicated programs to attract students of color and support them. Today, those programs—known as diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs—are ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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