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Looking for work? Don't worry about seeming too eager

Many people worry that responding too quickly to a prospective employer could make them seem too available or even desperate. New research published in Management Science suggests they may be worrying about the wrong thing.

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Foreign funds help make housing unaffordable, according to research

It's no secret that U.S. housing has gotten less affordable. From 2019 to 2025, average home prices rose 60%, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

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Microscale hydrogel fibers could enable imaging inside tiny tissue structures

Researchers have developed light-transmitting hydrogel fibers that are just hundreds of micrometers in diameter. With further development, these soft fibers could one day make it possible to use imaging techniques to detect early breast cancer hidden inside very small breast duct

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Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity

High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growthMonique Mosley is used to sweltering conditions at the food factory in Yorkshire where she works, but June’s record-breaking heatwave has made conditions unbearable. “We make hot

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Country diary: Even in a heatwave, haymaking is a race against time | Nicola Chester

Inkpen, Berkshire: Mow, tedder, rake and bale – it all has to be done before the next rainfall, which is increasingly hard to predictWith the weather set fair and a heatwave under way, all around are literally making hay while the sun shines. Last year’s drought produced very lit

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Study challenges idea that simply playing sports makes kids less prone to violent behavior

Contrary to popular belief, simply playing organized youth sports does not reduce the likelihood of committing violence in one's lifetime and, in some cases, may increase it, according to a new study.

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Metal hydride molecule trapped with laser light opens path to ultracold hydrogen

Controlling and trapping molecules, units of a substance consisting of two or more chemically bound atoms, with laser light is significantly more challenging than trapping individual atoms. This is because molecules exhibit more complex vibrational and rotational dynamics that ma

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‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the common good

Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world Good governments have a vision. They know what they want to achieve, can articulate why, and work out in public how to get there. They don’t just spout slogans about

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Rotisserie chickens in the trash: I worked in a supermarket and saw shocking food waste ev

Stores over-stock their shelves, then toss out what they don’t sell. Meanwhile, workers struggle to make ends meetTo most grocery shoppers, rotisserie chickens look like a mouth-watering and easy option for dinner. But whenever I pass by the rotisserie case in a supermarket, I se

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An iron-driven chain reaction may trigger mass death of harmful algae blooms

Over recent decades, harmful algal blooms have become increasingly common. These blooms often consist of bacteria called "cyanobacteria" in freshwater ecosystems. They can produce debilitating toxins, suffocate marine life by depleting oxygen in the water, and make water unsafe f

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Breaking it down: how to limit the environmental impact of your body after death

From cardboard coffins and natural burials to water-based cremation, Australians are increasingly open to alternative farewells – but the key is to planChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGo

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Everyone experiences loss and grief, but that doesn't make it any easier to talk with kids

When I was a school social worker, a teary-eyed father once came to the school to tell his 4-year-old daughter's teacher that the child's mother had been in an accident. He did not speak to his child as she looked on, but simply relayed pickup arrangements to the teacher before h

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