Trump’s Tariffs Rattle Global Trade
Donald Trump has just fired a broad salvo at global trade with a sweeping set of tariffs on goods entering the United States. Announced...
Menopause Takes a Toll on Women’s Earnings, Study Finds
A new working paper by economists at UCL, the University of Bergen, Stanford, and the University of Delaware shows that menopause is as much...
The Shift Away from Cities During COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an urban exodus – a shift away from cities, according to Haruka Kato, a junior associate professor at...
Flavored vape bans cut vaping, but spark more tobacco smoking
A new study by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and the University of Missouri found that state restrictions on flavored e-cigs...
Pollinator decline: A growing threat to cocoa yields
A recent study led by the University of Oxford suggests rising temperatures and a lack of insects to pollinate cocoa flowers could threaten chocolate...
New method creates ultrafine, continuous filaments in 3D printing
A group of researchers at the University of Illinois has announced a method for 3D printing filaments thinner than a red blood cell. Their...
100,000 eggs vanish in Pennsylvania in $40,000 heist
In what can only be described as the most surprising heist (so far) this year, 100,000 organic eggs were recently stolen from the rear...
Study: US-Canada free trade agreement didn’t harm workers
A 16-year study found that the 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which lasted until the early 2000s, did not harm workers, despite a...
Online vs. offline marketing: surprisingly, offline wins
Offline marketing may beat online platforms like social media, direct email, and mobile apps in triggering desired consumer behaviors, a new study has found....
Electric vehicles now match gas (petrol) and diesel cars for lifespan
Battery-powered electric vehicles now last as long as their gas (petrol) and diesel counterparts, a new study involving researchers from the UK, US, and...