Researchers who captured footage of dog attacks on endangered mountain tapirs in Colombia are calling for action to protect threatened wildlife.
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2024
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"The science we need for the ocean we want"—this is the tagline for the UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030), which has just held its first conference in Barcelona, Spain. Marine scientists from around the world, including me, gathered ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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Social media can be a useful tool for communicating during extreme weather events. Omar Pérez Figueroa, an urban and regional planning professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, examined how Twitter (now X) ...
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2024
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A high-powered intervention by 23 former national Presidents, 22 former Prime Ministers, a former UN General Secretary, and 3 Nobel Laureates are being made today to press for an urgent agreement from international negotiators ...
Political science
Mar 22, 2024
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The world generated 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal waste last year and the pile of trash is set to grow another two-thirds by 2050, the UN said Wednesday, warning of devastating costs for health, economies and the environment.
Environment
Feb 28, 2024
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Fungi can cause disease in humans, animals and plants. Every year, 1.5 million people die from fungal infections, and fungal attacks in food crops threaten food production. To protect ourselves, we have developed chemical ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 9, 2024
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Two major earthquakes shook southern Turkey on February 6, 2023. Over 50,000 people lost their lives and nearly 2 million people—many of whom were Syrian refugees—were evacuated from the country's affected provinces.
Environment
Feb 7, 2024
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In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, reveals crucial insights into the impact of reduced building occupancy on water quality.
Environment
Feb 1, 2024
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New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York shows how some workplace gossip could reduce the likelihood of employee turnover and, as a result, potentially boost an organization's effectiveness.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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(In this article, aliases are used to protect people's identity.)
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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