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Plants & Animals Sep 6, 2023

Considerable change needed to stop nature loss in Scotland, report says

Considerable and rapid change across all aspects of society is needed to stop further nature loss in Scotland, a new report reveals.

Education Sep 1, 2023

Learning by knowing, by doing, by being

When we learn, we are knowing and doing and being—educators work with all three. While that may seem like common sense, the value of bringing them together cohesively is not understood as well as it should be.

Economics & Business Aug 28, 2023

Business schools must step up on sustainable investing education

Sustainable investing takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors alongside traditional financial components. While this form of investing has existed for a long time, ESG has become a hot-button ...

Plants & Animals May 25, 2023

Beetles in a bottle: A message from aliens to schools

While invasive alien species (IAS) represent a growing threat to global biodiversity and ecosystems, public awareness of them hasn't seen a significant increase. Many researchers believe informing people about IAS is an essential ...

Social Sciences May 25, 2023

How the metaverse can lead to better science

In 2021, Facebook made "metaverse" the buzziest word on the web, rebranding itself as Meta and announcing a plan to build "a set of interconnected digital spaces that lets you do things you can't do in the physical world." ...

Social Sciences Apr 28, 2023

Building trust for the success of diversity, equity and inclusion

Sustainable diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) transformation requires a committed community who are empowered to openly reflect on their institution's culture, policies and practices. However, the open information-sharing ...

Archaeology Mar 8, 2023

Ancient artifacts reveal the 'roots of Casas Grandes'

At an excavation site in northern Mexico, BYU archaeology students and professors recently discovered artifacts that have been buried for 1,000 years, including pottery sherds, hammer stones, maize kernels and—intriguing ...

Earth Sciences Feb 20, 2023

Using AI to unlock the mystery of El Nino's impact on droughts and floods

For centuries, fishermen in Peru have noticed a connection between warmer than usual ocean waters—what is now known as the El Niño phenomenon—and droughts and floods on land.

Social Sciences Feb 14, 2023

Abusive digital practices among young people heightened during COVID-19 lockdowns

COVID-19 lockdowns led to abusive digital practices amongst some young people, according to new research from the University of Surrey, conducted in partnership with Durham University.

Ecology Feb 6, 2023

Q&A: Marine scientist discusses her work in shark ecology

Marine protected areas are meant to give threatened species space to live and thrive. But in a recent paper in Frontiers in Marine Science, Patricia Albano and colleagues showed that at least one protective area isn't capturing ...

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