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Economics & Business May 1, 2024

Rough seas or smooth sailing? The cruise industry is booming despite environmental concerns

Cruise ship season is officially underway in British Columbia. The season kicked off with the arrival of Norwegian Bliss on April 3—the first of 318 ships that are scheduled to dock in Victoria this year. Victoria saw a ...

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 12, 2024

Allowing consumers who purchased goods online to return them to retail stores can be a win-win

Many consumers who shop online prefer to return items to brick-and-mortar stores rather than mail them back. In a new study, researchers assessed a new practice called return partnership, in which online retailers partner ...

Economics & Business Apr 10, 2024

Researchers investigate effectiveness of shipping alliances

Research published in the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics has looked at the various factors that affect the overall effectiveness of shipping alliances in the container shipping industry. These alliances, ...

Earth Sciences Apr 9, 2024

Humans have converted at least 250,000 acres of estuaries to cities and farms in last 35 years, study finds

Worldwide over the past 35 years, dams and land reclamation activities have converted 250,000 acres of estuary—an area roughly 17 times the size of Manhattan—to urban land or agricultural fields, with most land conversion ...

Plants & Animals Apr 9, 2024

How whales struggle to navigate in a sea of noise pollution

In 1490, Leonardo da Vinci wrote, "If you cause your ship to stop and place the head of a long tube in the water and place the outer extremity to your ear, you will hear ships at a great distance from you."

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

A natural history of the Red Sea and the uncertain future of its corals

Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They'd flown into the local airport from Guam, the United States, Portugal, Spain and Japan, and they'd soon rendezvous with ...

Economics & Business Apr 4, 2024

Eight ways to ensure Indonesia's nickel sector is sustainable

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ambition to turn Indonesia into a global hub for electric vehicle (EV) battery production has thrust the nation's mining commodities, particularly nickel, into the spotlight.

Astronomy Apr 3, 2024

SLAC completes construction of the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy

After two decades of work, scientists and engineers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and their collaborators are celebrating the completion of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera.

Space Exploration Mar 14, 2024

SpaceX's 3rd Starship launch makes it to space without exploding, but is lost on reentry

SpaceX's powerful Starship and Super Heavy rocket completed a more successful third orbital test flight from Texas on Thursday morning with no explosive endings on the way up that marred the first two test flights in 2023.

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