Thursday, April 25, 2024

Offbeat: Americans are overexposed to products that are high in calories, saturated fat, sugar...

Americans are overexposed to products that are high in energy, saturated fat, sugar and salt, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that...

Offbeat: Modern slavery promotes overfishing —

Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are 'hidden subsidies' that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable and promote overfishing, new research from the...

Offbeat: Human impact on the activities and social behaviour of urban capuchin monkeys —

To better understand how primates modify their behaviour to adapt to the increasing presence of humans, a research team monitored 17 robust capuchin...

Offbeat: Archaeologists are using subsurface imaging technology to help community groups map unmarked graves...

Flinders University archaeologists are using cutting edge subsurface imaging technology to help assist community groups map unmarked graves and manage their cultural heritage. "This...

Offbeat: Biosecurity reduces invasions of plant pathogens over a national border — (Reports)

A new study appearing in PLOS Biology on May 31 examines more than a century of fungal pathogens, finding well-aimed biosecurity measures cut...
Blue Lives Matter Calls Americans To Boycott Ben & Jerry's for Supporting #BLM

Blue Lives Matter Calls Americans To Boycott Ben & Jerry’s for Supporting #BLM

Blue Lives Matter has announced a nationwide boycott against Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever. The law enforcement blog, Blue Lives Matter, called...
James Charles: Meet CoverGirl's first cover boy

James Charles: Meet CoverGirl’s first cover boy

James Charles, a 17-year-old makeup artist who has become an Instagram star with a large following, has been named as the first ever male...

Offbeat: Universal features of music around the world —

Is music really a "universal language"? Two articles in the most recent issue of Science support the idea that music all around the...

Offbeat: Where you live might influence how you measure up against your peers

Social psychologists uncover important mechanisms of social comparison, showing that it depends on specific, universal social settings and situations.

Offbeat: ‘Ambidextrous’ robots could dramatically speed e-commerce —

E-commerce continues to expand and achieved new levels during the recent holiday season. To rapidly fulfill the enormous volume and variety of orders,...

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