Are digital tools a way for companies to retain hourly workers?
WorkJam, an online platform that was founded in 2014, has tried to be at the forefront of this shift. It provides clients ...
In storms like Hurricane Helene, flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent and growing threat
Florida officials reported that a retired nuclear power plant just south of Cedar Key experienced a storm surge of as much as 12 feet that inundated buildings and an industrial wastewater pond. Spent ...
Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control
(THE CONVERSATION) Although Vice President Kamala Harris touts clean energy and Donald Trump makes misleading assertions and false claims about it, neither candidate has set forth a comprehensive ...
Why trying to protect freedom may work better than campaigning to protect democracy
When Joe Biden was the Democrats’ candidate for president in 2020 and again in 2024, he staked his candidacy on being the person who would save democracy from the threat Donald Trump posed. But Kamala ...
How the Taliban’s new ‘vice and virtue’ law erases women by justifying violence against them
Today, there is perhaps no other country in the world that uniformly violates the human rights of women and girls to the level of the Taliban. But it’s not only the problem for ...
Is it bad to listen to music all the time? Here’s how tunes can help or harm
Whether listening through speakers, headphones or earbuds, too high a volume can damage your hearing. It’s known as noise-induced hearing loss, and it happens more often than you might think – those ...
Voters without kids are in the political spotlight – but they’re not all the same
Politicians and others often use the word “childless” as an umbrella term for people who do not have children. But as social scientists who study people without children, we know that this doesn’t ...
We studied 19,898 Kickstarter campaigns − and discovered that talking politics hurts fundraising
In a recent analysis of 19,898 Kickstarter campaigns, we found that budding businesses that expressed political views attracted less funding than ones that stayed apolitical.
Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end
When people think of epidemics, they might think they’re caused only by viruses or other germs. But as public health experts, we know that’s just part of the story. Commerce can cause epidemics, too.
The Latest: Helene's death toll rises to nearly 100 as supplies rushed to isolated communities
A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to ...
Surcorea sentencia a tres policías por fallida respuesta a mortífera estampida
La estampida, uno de los peores desastres en la historia surcoreana en tiempos de paz, desató una ola nacional de luto. Las ...
No arrests in South Africa mass shootings as death toll rises to 18
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One more person has died from mass shootings at two houses on the same street in a South African village ...