Global Issues
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Pandemic accelerated remote work, a trend likely to remain
Researchers identified other potential effects of remote work, such as reduced physical cues possibly leading to better working relationships
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Why COVID-19 infection curves behave so unexpectedly
Scientists at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna are the first to offer an explanation for the linear growth of coronavirus…
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What is the Black Death and what do we know about its return?
As the world turns its attention to the Coronavirus, the old bubonic plague is once again making a presence in…
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Bill Gates predicted the end date of the pandemic
Bill Gates recently gave his forecast on the end of the coronavirus. Let's see what can be analyzed based on…
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Inconsistencies in data presentation could harm efforts against COVID-19
New research shows broad array of different content, formats in data available on national public health institutes' websites
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The tropics are expanding, and climate change is the primary culprit
Earth's tropics are expanding poleward and that expansion is driven by human-caused changes to the ocean
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The Russian vaccine and other news of the week
These are some of the most important international news of the week
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How much money is spent on advertising during presidential campaigns?
We are used to seeing political ads before any presidential election. However, what are the numbers behind the campaigns?
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Warming threat to tropical forests risks release of carbon from soil
Forest soils being significantly more sensitive to climate change than previously thought
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Vaping linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults, Stanford-led study finds
Vaping is linked to a substantially increased risk of COVID-19 among teenagers and young adults
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