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Financial crises may be made worse by current mortgage and housing tax systems according to new research from the University of Surrey. The study argues that the country should consider taxing housing purchases during strong economic periods but providing temporary…
People who lean politically to the right are more likely to fall for conspiracy theories than those on the left—but not for other types of false or misleading information. And regardless of ideology, we tend to accept political claims that…
This stunning image is full of young star clusters.
JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November.
“We are only beginning to discover the true complexity of these worlds.”
Societal and behavioral shifts, including growing recognition of children displaying harmful sexual behaviors and links to extremism, violence and financial scams are driving child sexual exploitation and abuse online, according to a new report.
For some Indigenous peoples around the world, a day at work can mean experiencing repression, racism and regular reminders that we’re minorities in our own lands. Yet for others, work can be experienced as the exact opposite, as something that…
On a typical school day in Australia this year, about 11% of students were absent. In 2014, the figure was 7%.
Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, this dusty interstellar
Scientists discovered that certain cancer cells use a low-level activation of a DNA-dismantling enzyme—normally seen in cell death—to survive treatment. Instead of dying, these “persister cells” leverage this sublethal signal to regrow. Because the mechanism is non-genetic, it appears much…