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Employers are increasingly turning to wearable technologies to monitor workers, sparking a debate about whether such devices are a route to healthier, more productive workplaces or a dangerous step toward digital surveillance.
Tourism in the Faroe Islands is growing rapidly and now generates more than 1 billion Danish kroner annually. However, the successful tourism industry risks destroying the unique, untouched nature that is used to attract visitors. A new Ph.D. thesis sheds…
China unveiled the crew set to launch on the Shenzhou 21 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on Oct. 31, including the youngest member of its astronaut corps.
When chatting with friends these days, there’s a good chance Americans are talking about politics, and they’re more likely to be talking with people they agree with politically instead of crossing lines of belief.
Walk into any custodial youth justice facility in the UK—from young offender’s institutions to secure training centers and children’s homes—and you’ll be met with an unexpected reality: the majority of children in these settings have special educational needs and disabilities.
Ochre is an iron-rich mineral pigment that was used by many ancient civilizations for color, decoration and practical tasks such as preserving animal hides and tanning clothing. Recent analysis of fragments of ochre at several Neanderthal sites is adding something…
Throughout history, crises have often led to collapse—but not always. An international team of researchers, including members of the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), highlights four cases where societies under extreme pressure avoided breakdown through adaptive reforms, identifying three key factors…
New observations of a volatile young star have shown how infant suns could unleash enough energy to trigger biologically relevant chemical reactions in an orbiting planet’s atmosphere.
Researchers in Japan have revealed how some gourds draw pollutants into their fruits. The secret lies in a protein that carries contaminants through the plant sap. By manipulating this protein’s structure, scientists hope to breed crops that resist contamination or…
A new James Webb Space Telescope image showcases the gorgeous Red Spider Nebula against a backdrop of twinkling stars.