Economy
New indicators developed to detect loneliness risk in remote work
Messages sink without a reply, and mentions disappear from group chats. Small oversights quietly fuel workplace loneliness.This article was originally published here
Month: October 2025
Politics
Study finds emotional tweets by politicians don’t always win followers and can backfire with diverse audiences
When a politician uses emotionality on social media to engage with his or her constituents, two things happen. One is that the politician sees an increase in engagement with individual constituents and then at scale. […]
Economy
How Europe is using taxes to slow down fast fashion
Did you know that making one cotton T-shirt uses around 2,700 liters of water, around the amount that a person drinks in three years? Fast fashion may offer cheap, on-trend clothes, but it also generates […]
Agriculture
Root chemistry determines how antibiotic resistance spreads from manure to crops, research indicates
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing global health challenges, and farms that use livestock manure as fertilizer have emerged as important sources of resistant bacteria and genes in the environment.This article was originally […]
Autos
Blocked bays and failed handshakes: Many public EV chargers are unusable—despite being ‘online’
More public electric vehicle (EV) chargers will be built across Australia through a A$40 million funding boost, according to a recent government announcement. The new chargers will be a mix of fast chargers and curbside […]
Retail
Running late? Parking rules can make shared e-scooters less convenient
Commuters trying to beat the clock account for nearly one third of shared electric scooter trips on a typical workday morning, recent research indicates. But reliance on these vehicles can be dampened when cities don’t […]
Economy
Testosterone doesn’t affect men’s economic decisions, large study shows
Testosterone has long been linked to risk-taking, generosity, and competitiveness. But a new large-scale study—the biggest of its kind—finds that men given testosterone made the same economic choices as those given a placebo. The study, […]
Economy
Why higher tariffs on Canadian lumber may not be enough to stimulate long-term investments in US forestry
Lumber, especially softwood lumber like pine and spruce, is critical to U.S. home construction. Its availability and price directly affect housing costs and broader economic activity in the building sector. The U.S. imports about 40% […]
Biotech
Getting the dose right in reprogramming cells
EPFL researchers have uncovered how transcription factor dosage reshapes cell identity, showing that even small differences in dose can steer cells toward completely different fates. Their findings reveal a new layer of control in cell […]
Politics
Detroit parents face fines if their children break curfew. Research shows the policy could do more harm than good
Detroit is seeing decline in violent crime, but 33% more young people were victims of gun violence in the city so far in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to local police.This article was […]