Opinion: The US has called time on working from home—here’s why the world shouldn’t follow

Opinion: The US has called time on working from home—here’s why the world shouldn’t follow

US President Donald Trump has called time on working from home. An executive order signed on the first day of his presidency this week requires all federal government departments and agencies to “take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person.” US President Donald Trump has called time…

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The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river—we’re bringing it back

The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river—we’re bringing it back

Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to Wellington in South Australia. Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray…

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Remembering Margarethe Hilferding, the First Woman Admitted to Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society

Margarethe Hilferding was the first woman admitted to Sigmund Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, but her radical work on maternal instinct was dismissed and ignored  Margarethe Hilferding was the first woman admitted to Sigmund Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, but her radical work on maternal instinct was dismissed and ignored  Scientific American Content: Global

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Remembering Margarethe Hilferding, the First Woman Admitted to Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society

Margarethe Hilferding was the first woman admitted to Sigmund Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, but her radical work on maternal instinct was dismissed and ignored  Margarethe Hilferding was the first woman admitted to Sigmund Freud’s Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, but her radical work on maternal instinct was dismissed and ignored  Scientific American Content: Global

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CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab, but agency has low confidence in its own finding

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory. That’s according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion. The finding isn’t the result of any new intelligence, and the report was…

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We live in times of multiple entwined crises—but our policy responses aren’t keeping up

We live in times of multiple entwined crises—but our policy responses aren’t keeping up

Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts. Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts. Environment Phys.org – latest…

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