Four-Day Work Week Reduces Stress Without Hurting Productivity
by Working four days instead of five for the same pay leads to increased well-being among employees without harming the company’s productivity. This is the recently …
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Researchers find that a built-in thermometer tells seeds when to sprout
Cross-section of Arabidopsis thaliana seed, a widely used model organism in plant sciences. Credit: UNIGE / Sylvain Loubery Germination is a very important stage in …
This geothermal venture showed that its wells could be used as a giant underground battery.
As John McPhee memorably described in his 1981 book, the crust stretched, thinned and split into sloping blocks, filling and flattening basins with sediment and …
Global food system emissions jeopardize Paris climate targets
The global food system accounts for about 15 percent of current warming levels. Scientists warned on Monday that greenhouse gas emissions from the global food …
Tracing 13 billion years of history in the light of ancient quasars
Artist’s interpretation of the accretion disk in ULAS J1120+0641, a very distant quasar powered by a supermassive black hole two billion times the mass of …
Study shows flood risks can still be significantly reduced if all global promises to reduce carbon emissions are met
A model that estimates stormwater depth and extent every 250 years for Carlisle shows the location of maximum water heights, color-coded by fault size. Credit: …
Some insects are winners of urbanization by influencing the insect diversity of cities.
A ‘cucumber green spider’. Credit: Marion Chatelain Cities are brimming with both human and animal life. The smallest—insects, spiders, and ants—are easily overlooked, but their …
UK faces rising costs for flood damage even with modest warming
A flood in Somerset, England in January 2023 Matt Cardy/Getty Images According to a modeling study, the amount of damage caused by floods in parts …
Messages on ‘felt intensity’ of earthquakes via app could potentially aid early disaster management – ScienceDaily
In the early phase of disaster management after an earthquake, it is crucial to provide a rapid assessment of the severity of the impact on …
Generic Viagra – not fentanyl – most commonly found in illegal mail
This article was originally published on KHN. For years, the FDA has championed efforts to stop prescription drugs coming in by mail from abroad to …