How an ‘always-on’ work culture can create a vicious cycle that damages workers and employers

How an ‘always-on’ work culture can create a vicious cycle that damages workers and employers

The glamorization of high-pressure work environments, like the infamous “996” culture (where staff work from 9am until 9pm six days a week), often portrays relentless dedication and long hours as key to career success. The glamorization of high-pressure work environments, like the infamous “996” culture (where staff work from 9am until 9pm six days a week),…

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Eight CubeSats lift off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace rocket

Eight CubeSats lift off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace rocket

As part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company’s Alpha rocket. Named “Noise of Summer,” the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT. As part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched…

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Study demonstrates how a simple metric could steer global economy towards halting and reversing biodiversity loss

Study demonstrates how a simple metric could steer global economy towards halting and reversing biodiversity loss

Businesses are keenly aware that consumers value ethical business practices, including the protection of biodiversity, and many have committed to biodiversity conservation. A road block, however, turns out to be the large variety of ways that have been suggested to measure biodiversity and so the positive and negative impacts of business practices. Businesses are keenly aware…

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Flights slowly resume at Sicily’s Catania airport as volcano erupts

Flights slowly resume at Sicily’s Catania airport as volcano erupts

Sicily’s Catania airport began gradually reopening for flights Friday after they were temporarily suspended following an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano. Sicily’s Catania airport began gradually reopening for flights Friday after they were temporarily suspended following an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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Exploring the radiative effects of precipitation on Arctic amplification and energy budget

Exploring the radiative effects of precipitation on Arctic amplification and energy budget

One of the key metrics for climate modeling is radiative forcing. Most climate models, including the general circulation models (GCMs), focus on the effects of different atmospheric factors on radiative forcing. However, there are still large uncertainties in satellite observations and multi-model simulations associated with some atmospheric factors. One of the key metrics for climate modeling…

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Mexico prepares for Hurricane Beryl landfall

Mexico prepares for Hurricane Beryl landfall

Tourist resorts in Mexico steeled Friday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to bring ferocious winds and a dangerous storm surge to the Yucatan Peninsula after slamming Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Tourist resorts in Mexico steeled Friday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to bring ferocious winds and a…

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Satellite images show deforestation toll of Indonesia mines

Satellite images show deforestation toll of Indonesia mines

More than 700,000 hectares of forest in Indonesia have been cleared for mining since 2001, including large tracts of primary forest, a new analysis using satellite data has found. More than 700,000 hectares of forest in Indonesia have been cleared for mining since 2001, including large tracts of primary forest, a new analysis using satellite data…

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