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A third of Americans cannot name the three branches of government

16 September 2026 at 13:20
Over a third of U.S. adults (35%) cannot name all three branches of the government, and under half can name four of the five rights protected by the First Amendment, according to the 2026 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania. Of the five First Amendment rights, only freedom of speech is identified by more than half of survey respondents.

'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women

16 September 2026 at 12:20
It's a common refrain that AI is changing how we work, but new research conducted by the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, housed in the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, shows that AI is creating new forms of work and reconfiguring employees' lived experience of work itself.

Nine in 10 UK gambling websites breach data privacy law, study finds

16 September 2026 at 12:00
Nearly nine in 10 (86%) UK-licensed online gambling websites are operating in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation, according to new research from the Gambling Research, Education and Treatment (GREAT) Center at Swansea University published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior Reports.

Study finds violence affects millions across US with links to health, economic hardship

16 September 2026 at 06:00
A new national study reveals the widespread reach of violence across the United States, finding that more than half of U.S. adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half have experienced sexual violence in their lifetimes. The U.S. National Study on Violence Experiences Across the Lifespan (USVEX) also shows stark disparities in who experiences violence and how closely violence is linked to economic hardship, mental health and substance use.

Transparency and trust are the foundations of every successful research partnership, report suggests

16 September 2026 at 04:40
According to research by the IfM Bonn, strengthening research collaboration between universities and businesses requires regional technology transfer networks in which technology transfer offices at universities and research institutions, as well as chambers of commerce and industry, trade associations, chambers of crafts, business-related networks and financial intermediaries, all play an active role. In this way, networking opportunities could be pooled and examples of good practice highlighted.

Young, eco-anxious Canadians are the most likely to support disruptive tactics by environmental activists, study finds

15 September 2026 at 23:20
The tolerance of individual Canadians for radical forms of environmental activism depends on several factors. Overall, however, Canadians do not support vandalism or violence as forms of protest. Those are the key findings of a new study by researchers from McGill University and UniversitΓ© Laval. The findings are published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science.

History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. What the discovery of an ancient wall tells us

15 September 2026 at 23:00
In the hills of northwestern Morocco, overlooking the river that gives the site its name, research at Oued Beht is bringing to light a previously unknown chapter of the region's past. The discovery of a substantial built structure suggests that, during the second millennium BC, communities in northwestern Africa were actively shaping their environment. They were also engaging in broader networks of interaction across the Mediterranean world.

Not all roads lead to Rome: Research challenges what we think we know about Roman roads

15 September 2026 at 20:00
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark, Queen Mary University of London and other European institutions analyzed a data set representing almost 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) of Roman roads across the former empire, creating the most detailed quantitative picture yet of how the Roman road network was structured.

Is science journalism dying? Comparing a 'science crash' 40 years ago to today

15 September 2026 at 19:30
When two popular science magazinesβ€”out of about 17 in circulationβ€”ceased publication in the same year, one commentator said, "The science magazines didn't shake out. They fell apart." The general manager of one of the failed magazines said, "There was a perception that they were irrelevant." One of the publishers remembered being in a "state of shock" as the failures emerged.

Frontline safety concerns mount among property managers, new survey shows

15 September 2026 at 18:40
Safety and security challenges are creating unprecedented strain for frontline property management professionals, according to a new bilingual survey conducted by Portland State University's Center for Real Estate. Initiated after industry partners raised alarms about changing workplace conditions, the study offers insight into the daily risks experienced by property management staff at multifamily and commercial properties.

New research calls for more consistent, child-centered policing to build trust and protect children

15 September 2026 at 17:20
New research co-led by the University of Bedfordshire and the University of Lancashire has highlighted the need for more consistent child-centered and safeguarding-led approaches across policing, with children and young people's experiences varying depending on where they live, whom they encounter, the reason for these encounters and how well systems support frontline practice.

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