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Report points out that local “support” is needed for community sports to thrive
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Whether it’s a children’s soccer league run by parent volunteers or an adult hockey team where players spend as much time socializing as they do shooting pucks, amateur sports are important for improving community engagement and public health. It plays a role. A new report by Brock University researchers highlights the importance of local sports groups…
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A research report on the experiences of Jewish students in American universities.
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The percentage of Jewish students on U.S. college campuses who say their Jewish identity is very important to them increased significantly from 2022 to 2024, according to a new study by political scientists at Tufts University. Also, in the wake of a year of university campus protests across Israel, people are hiding their Jewish identity in…
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New report shows UK wildlife criminals are ‘on the run’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study led by experts from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has revealed worrying flaws in the UK’s efforts to prosecute wildlife offenders. The report, The System Fails: Prosecuting Wildlife Crime, finds that despite widespread public calls for tougher penalties, many perpetrators escape justice due to system failures. Ta. The research was carried out by Angus…
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Environment
North Sea oil pollution is ‘significantly underestimated’, new report suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. A tragic explosion on an oil drilling platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. At that time, I was fortunate not to know about the impact that disaster would have on the ecosystem. However, the 670 tonne…
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Report: Reducing methane emissions key to fighting climate change and harmful ozone layer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many human activities release methane into the atmosphere. Agriculture, landfills, wastewater, and fossil fuel production and distribution are the largest sources of methane. These account for approximately 60% of global methane emissions, with the remaining 40% coming from natural sources. Like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane is a potent greenhouse gas and is estimated to be responsible…
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