Opening Borders For Workers: Abe’s Profound Influence On Japan’s Immigration...
Japan grapples with labor shortage due to low birth rates and an aging population, prompting recent governments to bring in more foreign workers. Under the leadership of the late Prime Minister Shinzo...
View ArticleWhen It Comes To Corporate Climate Action, A Single Policy Isn’t Enough
Climate-conscious investors should consider supporting companies with a wide range of climate policies, rather than companies that cherry-pick specific individual policies, according to a study...
View ArticleOnly Certain Paranormal Beliefs May Be Linked With More Stress And Distress
In a new study, feelings of distress and reduced ability to cope with stress were associated with traditional paranormal beliefs, but not with new age philosophy. Kenneth Drinkwater Ph.D. of...
View ArticleFuture AR/VR Controllers Could Be The Palm Of Your Hand
The new generation of augmented and virtual reality controllers may not just fit in the palm of your hand. They could be the palm of your hand. A recent paper by researchers in Carnegie Mellon...
View ArticleCan We Live On Our Planet Without Destroying It?
With eight billion people, we use a lot of the Earth’s resources in ways that are likely unsustainable. Klaus Hubacek, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Groningen, the...
View ArticleMost Surveyed Grocery Shoppers Report Noticing Shrinkflation
Over three-quarters of surveyed consumers say they have noticed shrinkflation at the grocery store in the previous 30 days, according to the October 2024 Consumer Food Insights Report(CFI). The...
View ArticleExtreme Weather Accelerates Nitrate Pollution In Groundwater
Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from fertilizers ending up in groundwater, according to a recent study from researchers...
View ArticleUzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev Will Most Likely Be Fluently Speaking Kazakh Much...
The case with Kazakh national soccer team coach Stanislav Cherchesov, a Russian national who had once coached the Russian national team, at the press conference following the Group B 3 match...
View ArticleNATO Secretary General Visits Warsaw, Commends Poland For Defence Spending...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Wednesday (13 November 2024). Mr Rutte praised Poland’s role as a key security...
View ArticleNATO Secretary General Attends Exercise Resolute Warrior In Latvia
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Latvia on Thursday (14 November 2024) to observe Exercise Resolute Warrior 24, and to meet with President Edgars Rinkēvičs and Prime Minister Evika Silina....
View ArticleDecline In West African Coastal Fish Stocks Threatens Food Security And...
Fish stocks along the West African coast have declined significantly over the past five decades, threatening food security and the livelihoods of the fishing communities that depend on them, according...
View ArticleNew Study Explores Nuclear Structure Of Fermium And Nobelium Isotopes Using...
University of Liverpool researchers are part of an international research collaboration that has shed light on what happens at the extremes of neutron and proton numbers, in search of where the...
View ArticleIndustrial Air Pollution Triggers Ice Formation In Clouds, Reducing Cloud...
Pollution from industrial hotspots can trigger ice formation in supercooled clouds, altering their reflective properties and increasing regional snowfall, according to a new study. The findings shed...
View ArticleColorado River Basins Could Face Tipping Point, Drought
Water from Colorado’s West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate...
View ArticleDiverse And Diverging Demands On Forests In Germany
Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team led by the University of Göttingen...
View ArticleBeloved Disney Classics Convey An Idealized Image Of Fatherhood
For decades, Disney animations have shaped perceptions of family relationships and gender roles. Although much focus has traditionally been on princesses and female characters, a new study shifts...
View ArticleOutsmarting Superbugs Resistant To Antibiotics
Gram-negative bacteria pose a serious threat to global health because they can resist multiple antibiotics, making infections difficult to treat, according to the National Institutes of Health. In...
View ArticleMeteorite Contains Evidence Of Liquid Water On Mars 742 Million Years Ago
An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth somewhere near Purdue and is one of...
View ArticleHRW: Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity In Gaza
Israeli authorities have caused the massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since October 2023 and are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human...
View ArticleMalaysia Protests New Philippine Maritime Laws For South China Sea Encroachment
By Iman Muttaqin Yusof Malaysia said it is protesting two new Philippine maritime laws that it contends encroach on its boundaries in the South China Sea, amid heightened regional tension over...
View ArticleGen Z Workers: Values Matter, And So Does Financial Security
Despite appearances and tongue-wagging from older observers, it turns out that Gen Z is much more eager to work hard for both social good and long-term financial security than some might think,...
View ArticleStudy Uncovers Earliest Evidence Of Humans Using Fire To Shape The Landscape...
Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought. A team of researchers from...
View ArticleNASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop In Global Freshwater Levels
An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low...
View ArticleMetalenses Harness AI For Superior Performance
Modern imaging systems, such as those used in smartphones, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) devices, are constantly evolving to become more compact, efficient, and high-performing....
View ArticleCommon Way To Test For Leaks In Large Language Models May Be Flawed
Large language models are everywhere, including running in the background of the apps on the device you’re using to read this. The auto-complete suggestions in your texts and emails, the query...
View ArticleOne Or Many? Exploring The Population Groups Of The Largest Animal On Earth
Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world’s largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent...
View ArticleSitting Too Long Can Harm Heart Health, Even For Active People
More time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, according to a study in JACC, the flagship journal of the American...
View ArticleMountain Lions Coexist With Outdoor Recreationists By Taking The Night Shift
Mountain lions in greater Los Angeles are proactively shifting their activity to avoid interacting with cyclists, hikers, joggers and other recreationists, finds a study from the University of...
View ArticleA Formula For Life? New Model Calculates Chances Of Intelligent Beings In Our...
The chances of intelligent life emerging in our Universe – and in any hypothetical ones beyond it – can be estimated by a new theoretical model which has echoes of the famous Drake Equation. This was...
View ArticleDiocesan Phase Completed For Canonization Of Father Pedro Arrupe
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Nov. 14 marked the closing of the diocesan phase of the cause for the beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe, the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus. After more...
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