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[ January 20, 2026 ] Hot spring bathing doesn’t just keep snow monkeys warm—it can disrupt lice distribution and reshape gut bacteria Nature
[ January 20, 2026 ] How cities are changing social behavior in urban animals Nature
[ January 20, 2026 ] World enters ‘era of global water bankruptcy’: UN scientists formally define new post-crisis reality for billions Earth Sciences
[ January 20, 2026 ] Opera is not dying, but it needs a second act for the streaming era Economy
[ January 20, 2026 ] AI cannot automate science: A philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research Lifestyle

January 20, 2026

Telecommuting can reduce congestion, but might create other traffic problems

Telecommuting has the potential to reduce traffic congestion, but other factors, such as increasing the distance between home and work or adding new trips, can contribute to producing more congestion. Studies conducted prior to the […]

10 tips for coping with wildfire smoke, from a public health expert

The Conversation

Wildfires have burned millions of acres in the western United States this year. Tens of thousands have been evacuated and thousands of buildings and other structures destroyed. Thick smoke blankets much of the region — colouring the skies red and […]

Sales effectiveness under digital monitoring examined

Digital and online technologies have made our workplace routines faster and easier. They have also made it easier for managers to keep tabs on workers, via monitoring apps designed to capture whether employees are “working [...]
Examining climate risks to insurance and reinsurance of global supply chains

Global supply chains are increasingly exposed to climate-related disruptions, redrawing the boundaries of what can be insured and how risk is distributed across the global economy. In recent years, insured catastrophe losses have grown by [...]
Ethiopian women and safety: Why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working

For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn’t just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions.This post was originally published on this site