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What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...study carried out by researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles found that under optimal conditions the virus may survive for up to 24 hours on cardboard surfaces and perhaps as long as 72 hours on plastic or stainless steel. Viruses, unlike bacteria, are unable to multiply in the environment, and further work is required to elucidate the infective...
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Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...Development Study with The Open University: You may try Environment: Journey’s through a changing world or Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context UN Millennium Development Goals portal J Waage and C Yap Thinking beyond sectors for sustainable Development published by Ubiquity Press, 2015. Find out more about the book on the dedicated Tumblr....
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Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
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Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems

...Studies on other species have found effects on fitness only after gathering long term data over many generations, illustrating the risk of certain interferences. Second, genetic diversity on the species level can be considered as its evolutionary potential. It contains the blue print on which selective pressures can act. It therefore functions as the insurance for long...
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Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution
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Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution

...study. Freegle is a grassroots organisation which runs an online platform, very similar to Freecycle, which helps keep unwanted items out of landfill. The platform enables people to freely and directly give unwanted items such as furniture and electronics) to others in their local area. Since being founded in 2009 Freegle has grown rapidly and claims to have approximately...
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Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?

...studied the effects of product unavailability on its attractiveness to consumers. Participants were asked to listen to and rate four music records. Afterward, they were told that they were allowed to keep one. One group of participants was also informed, however, that the record they rated as their third choice was unfortunately unavailable because it went missing during...
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From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?
Society, Politics & Law

From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?

...studies, the period of ‘the Red Clyde’ continues to shape our understanding of the history of Glasgow and of the West of Scotland more generally. The colour red generally denotes socialism – and this is by no means confined to Glasgow or the UK of course. However, other issues that were to the fore in protests in Glasgow at this time reflected demands for Scottish...
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Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
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Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...study). This is perhaps because such technologies are more energy intensive to produce due to the materials that compose them. New ideas needed So what is the alternative to the current system? If car travel is going to remain common, perhaps we need to be smarter about how we build and use them. Our cars currently spend 92% of their time parked – and, when driving,...
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Can your friend be your therapist?
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Can your friend be your therapist?

...studied the nature of friendship and suggests that there are at least three key features in maintaining a friendly relationship: shared interests, equality and reciprocity. We form friendships with other people because we like them. However, those friendships are only likely to persist if both parties share enough of a common outlook, are roughly equal in terms of their...
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