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Rising tides, sinking stocks: Study explores cost of climate change

As the financial implications of climate change continue to soar, a forthcoming journal article explores its effects on company values.

Ecology Apr 30, 2024

Missing link in species conservation: Pharmacists, chemists could turn tide on plant, animal extinction

As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment and extinction, one University of Michigan scientist has an urgent message: Chemists and pharmacists should be key players ...

Evolution Apr 30, 2024

Evidence suggests saber-toothed cats held onto their baby teeth to stabilize their sabers

California's state fossil—are familiar to anyone who has ever visited Los Angeles' La Brea Tar Pits, a sticky trap from which more than 2,000 saber-toothed cat skulls have been excavated over more than a century.

Social Sciences Apr 29, 2024

How literature teachers can create anti-racist classrooms

Many schools say anti-racism and equity initiatives matter for quality education, yet specific plans are often wanting. In 2023, the not-for-profit organization People for Education reported that 73% of schools included anti-racism ...

Condensed Matter Apr 29, 2024

Topologically controlled multiskyrmions: Researchers propose a new family of quasiparticles

Skyrmions are topologically protected quasiparticles with sophisticated spin textures, widely studied in condensed-matter systems, magnets and recently in photonics, which predicts great potential in ultra-high-capacity information ...

Archaeology Apr 27, 2024

Ancient Maya blessed their ballcourts: Researchers find evidence of ceremonial offerings in Mexico

For sports fans, places like Fenway Park, Wembley Stadium or Wimbledon's Centre Court are practically hallowed ground.

Economics & Business Apr 25, 2024

The costs of workplace violence are too high to ignore

Violence and harassment on the job are all too common: More than 1 in 5 workers worldwide have experienced it, according to the International Labor Organization, with women slightly more likely to be affected than men. In ...

Social Sciences Apr 23, 2024

South Korean marginalized communities developed 'disaster subculture' living through extreme climate events, study finds

Locations around the globe are experiencing climate disasters on a regular basis. But some of the most marginalized populations experience disasters so often it has come to be normalized.

Optics & Photonics Apr 23, 2024

Tailoring electron vortex beams with customizable intensity patterns by electron diffraction holography

A new research study from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses tailoring electron vortex beams with customizable intensity patterns by electron diffraction holography.

Political science Apr 22, 2024

European Court of Human Rights is 'backsliding' on legal protections for asylum seekers, study says

The European Court of Human Rights is "backsliding" by surreptitiously reversing its principles established to protect asylum seekers, a new study says.

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