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New study explores the negative impact unethical practices have on buyer-supplier relationships
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the context of business-to-business (B2B) supply chains, business customers who engage in unfair and socially irresponsible business practices significantly reduce suppliers’ willingness to continue the relationship, according to researchers from Monash University and Northeastern University. has been shown to reduce The study, published in the Journal of Business Ethics, is the first to examine the…
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Science
A short-lived soda tax strengthens alternative estimates of the tax’s impact on consumer behavior: a study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One of the most common assumptions made by tax policy makers is that increasing taxes will increase government revenue. But a new study focused on Washington state’s soda tax strengthens another estimate of the tax’s impact on consumer behavior. Researchers found that when Washington state enacted a soda tax, not only did it provoke a backlash…
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Earth
Volcanic ash as a nutrient source: the impact of the Hunga Tonga eruption on the South Pacific ecosystem
GEOTRACES GP21 cruise track and Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) volcanic eruption scattering volcanic ash. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52904-3 The January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) released approximately 2.9 billion tons of volcanic material into the atmosphere and across the South Pacific. In early 2022, a scientific expedition (GEOTRACES GP21) investigated the impact of this…
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Other Sciences
Study reveals complex impact of state-led urban transformation on South Korean housing communities
(Left) Aerial view of Sangwangsimni. (Right) Chanshin Seungin. Credits: (Left) Križnik/Fakulteta za družbene vede; (Right) Kim et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105433 In East Asia, a quiet change is occurring: gentrification. Urban neighborhoods are undergoing a major transformation, with once-affordable areas now becoming hot spots for upscale living. The process, aimed at making neighborhoods more attractive to wealthy residents, is forcing longtime residents…
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Biology
Amplify the impact of marine research imagery using Marimba, an open source Python framework
Chris Jackett unveiled the marimba in front of scientists and engineers from around the world at the recent Marine Imaging Workshop 2024. Credit: Alan Williams/CSIRO It’s not always easy to see the big picture when you’re deeply immersed in a project. Innovation often requires taking a step back to assess how the impact of science can actually be amplified. Chris…
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Physics
Investigating the impact of ultralight dark matter on gravitational wave signals
Inspiring extreme mass ratio binaries in a dark matter environment. The movement of a small black hole creates a dense wake, which slows it down and affects the gravitational wave signal. Credit: Beatriz Oliveira and Rodrigo Vicente. A recent study published in Physical Review Letters investigated the effects of ultralight dark matter on extreme mass specific intake (EMRI), which could…
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Space & Cosmos
Hera probe departs to investigate the aftermath of DART’s asteroid impact
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will send the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft into space from a launch pad in Florida. Credit: SpaceX The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft is departing to make follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after a previous spacecraft crashed the asteroid into a different orbit around the larger space rock. Scientists say a close look at…
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Environment
The importance of wave modelling in predicting the impact of climate change on sea ice
Drone image of sea ice being broken up by waves generated by CCGS Amundsen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Courtesy of Ellie Dumas-Lefèbvre and Danny Dumont. Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a new theoretical model that predicts the distances ocean waves will travel to break up sea ice. Monitoring ocean wave propagation is important for…
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Earth
Understanding Antarctica’s impact on sea level rise
Antarctic bedrock landforms and drainage basins and their estimated potential for global mean sea level rise (in metres). Areas considered particularly vulnerable are highlighted in blue. Source: Australian Antarctic Data Centre, 2024. DOI: 10.26179/q3fx-8p19 Will melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS), Earth’s largest ice mass, cause global sea levels to rise by 5 metres, 2 metres or even less…
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Science
Researchers examine impact of Black Lives Matter movement on racial prejudice
Credit: Life Matters from Pexels The killing of George Floyd in 2020 reignited the Black Lives Matter movement, a mass social movement aimed at exposing and reducing structural racism and inequality in the U.S. The movement and coverage of it have had a profound impact on how white Americans think about black Americans, says postdoctoral researcher Max Primes. Primes’ research…
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