Australian pedigree dog lovers are choosing pugs and bulldogs over Labradors and German Shepherds, analysis by University of Sydney researchers shows. Published in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology the findings reveal Australian fans of […]
Australian pedigree dog lovers are choosing pugs and bulldogs over Labradors and German Shepherds, analysis by University of Sydney researchers shows. Published in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology the findings reveal Australian fans of […]
Compliance with the international human rights framework to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a complex process requiring a lot of time and effort, concludes human rights lawyer Annemarie Middelburg on the […]
Adults who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are twice as likely as heterosexual adults to suffer from anxiety or depression, according to research from London Metropolitan University, UCL and Public […]
For the first time, researchers provided findings that link materialism, impulsive spending and personal perceptions of economic mobility. Researchers from the and the University of Wisconsin found that belief in the so-called […]
Inner-city neighborhood with links to suspects was known as a base for terrorists to launch attacks across Europe and beyond. The coordinated suicide bombings that killed at least 30 people and wounded […]
In the inaugural British Academy sociology lecture on 15 March, Oxford sociologist Dr John Goldthorpe outlined why having more educational qualifications than your parents and grandparents has not translated into better social mobility […]
Religion in the United States is declining and mirroring patterns found across the western world, according to new research from UCL and Duke University in the United States. The study published in […]
Customers in the hotel industry are writing online reviews more than ever via social networks and travel websites. But their comments are so numerous and hard to analyze using traditional statistical methods […]
People in the ancient world did not always believe in the gods, a new study suggests – casting doubt on the idea that religious belief is a “default setting” for humans. Despite […]
High income inequality has been linked to inequality of longevity by new research from the London School of Economics and Politics and Political Science (LSE) and the Vienna University of Economics and […]
The persistent rise in the share of income held by the top 1 per cent in many countries round the world is damaging the wellbeing of the other 99%, with worrying implications […]
What binds military fighters or terrorists together so tightly that they are willing to sacrifice their own lives for their causes? Previous research has shown that such extreme behaviour can be driven […]
WASHINGTON (Nov. 23, 2015)— The U.S. is experiencing two critical public health challenges — mental health and gun violence — but few understand these two crises rarely intersect when it comes to […]
By hacking ISIS, Anonymous could throw a wrench into the terror group’s activities, and although this type of vigilante-style hacking is illegal in the United States, it’s doubtful that anyone would be […]