The pandemic limited children’s ability to socialise: here’s how to encourage your child’s friendships: Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock As many parents and teachers know, friendships can be the most important thing in the world to children and young people. And this is for good reason. Friendships are integral to children’s healthy development and learning. Friendships help children …
Remote Pacific coral reef shows at least some ability to cope with ocean warming – new study: A healthy coral reef in Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. Liam Lachs, Author provided Unprecedented ocean temperatures are triggering mass coral bleaching events across the world. This year, the world’s third largest barrier reef, in Florida, is …
South Africa’s ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what’s at risk: Most local municipalities in South Africa are unable to maintain basic waste water management infrastructure. Photo by Julien Behal/PA Images via Getty Images The first detailed report on the state of wastewater treatment in South Africa in nine years was released recently. It paints …
Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research: It’s not only humans who suffer from the long-term effects of childhood trauma. In our latest research we discovered that there appears to be a very real and lasting impact on elephants who experienced trauma and profound social disruption many decades …
Eswatini: how social pressures and poverty affect the ability of children to navigate school: A country as poor as Eswatini cannot afford to compromise the education of its children. Colin McPherson/Getty Images The population of Eswatini (previously called Swaziland) is slightly below 1.2 million people, and about 58.9% of the people live below the nationally …
Seagulls, songbirds and parrots: what new research tells us about their cognitive ability: Rooks have shown collaboration skills Author provided As you can imagine, a human intelligence test doesn’t really cut it for birds. It isn’t that easy to assess how an animal perceives information from the environment, processes it and decides to act. But …
How uncertainty can impair our ability to make rational decisions – new research: When times are uncertain, we can fail to be flexible. jefftakespics2/Shutterstock We make decisions every day, many of which are so straightforward that we hardly notice we are making them. But we tend to struggle when faced with decisions that have uncertain …
Huawei’s ability to eavesdrop on Dutch mobile users is a wake-up call for the telecoms industry: viewimage/Shutterstock Chinese technology provider Huawei was recently accused of being able to monitor all calls made using Dutch mobile operator KPN. The revelations are from a secret 2010 report made by consultancy firm Capgemini, which KPN commissioned to evaluate …
A no-deal Brexit could damage the UK’s ability to cope with pandemics: EU countries are working together to procure a lot of PPE. Shutterstock As the UK-EU deal or no-deal drama limps on, most attention focuses on the economic consequences of a new trade relationship. But UK health security – in the sense of measures …
Ability, not age, should be the only factor determining what exercise you do: Strength training can improve bone density, muscle mass, and physical ability in older people. NDAB Creativity/ Shutterstock It’s a common assumption that exercise in older people is difficult and dangerous, so it’s perhaps best avoided. But this is often not the case …
Wind farms built on carbon-rich peat bogs lose their ability to fight climate change: Chico & Clough, Author provided Wind power in the UK now accounts for nearly 30% of all electricity production. Land-based wind turbines now produce the cheapest type of energy – and there is no doubt wind farms can help to reduce …
Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective: Akinwumi Adesina leads a bank that has the USA as its second largest shareholder CGIAR/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SA Independence is a cardinal pillar for organisations that are set up to deliver a public good. Their success depends on it. This is …
Postponement fuels lack of trust in Nigeria’s ability to hold fair elections: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari holding a flag during a recent campaign rally. He is running for a second term in office. EPA-EFE/STR Nigeria has postponed its 2019 presidential elections. The presidential and parliamentary votes have been rescheduled for February 23rd and the gubernatorial, …
Africa’s ability to deliver peace and security rests on fixing key relationships: French soldiers patrol in Diabaly, Mali, in 2013, following the failure of the African Support Mission. EPA/Nic Bothma The recent African Union (AU) summit was overshadowed by peace and security issues. In particular, the focus was on political instability and armed conflict in …
Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 15, 2013 Ecommerce software developer, Ability Commerce, announced today that Frank Candy is the Keynote Speaker for the 2013 Chart Your Course to Success Users Summit later this month. Candys address will kick-off day two of the summit in Boynton Beach, FL on February 28th. Candy brings a wealth …