Outer Banks beaches saw a busy sea turtle nesting season
On the Outer Banks, 2023 nesting numbers indicate that sea turtles had a solid year.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2023
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A month before global climate talks, agreement remains elusive
Nothing has yet been agreed between the nearly 200 countries that will meet at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, with two days of preparatory talks in Abu Dhabi failing to produce any major breakthrough, participants said ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2023
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Global agendas such as SDGs serve to legitimize international organizations' existence, researcher argues
In a new ground-breaking book, a King's researcher argues that the global education agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as self-serving agendas for international organizations (IOs) such as the ...
Economics & Business
Oct 31, 2023
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Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve—a new tool hopes to correct that
When United States aid money was used to build a seawall on Fiji's Vanua Levu island to shield the community from rising tides, it instead acted as a dam, trapping water and debris on its landward side.
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2023
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Researchers urge alliances to ensure supply chain security
Understanding supply networks could have a significant impact on improving supply security, promoting and objective monitoring of the green transition, strengthening human rights compliance, and reducing tax evasion. International ...
Economics & Business
Oct 19, 2023
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Astronomers comb telescope archive and find microsecond-duration burst
An international team of researchers led by Dutch Ph.D. candidate Mark Snelders (ASTRON and University of Amsterdam) has discovered radio pulses from the distant universe that last only millionths of a second. They found ...
Astronomy
Oct 19, 2023
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Nonprofits can become more resilient by spending more on fundraising and admin, according to new research
Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. Should they spend as much as possible on meeting the immediate needs of people who ...
Economics & Business
Oct 18, 2023
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Opinion: The World Bank and the IMF need to keep reforming to become fit for purpose
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are being challenged to make substantial reforms so that they become fit for purpose in the 21st century.
Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2023
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Sustainability presents huge opportunities for business and financial institutions
Why does sustainability matter for businesses and financial institutions? For centuries, competitive markets have been drivers for growth and improvement of quality of life. It is paramount to ensure these markets are compatible ...
Economics & Business
Oct 13, 2023
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Bank CEOs set the tone from the top when it comes to risky behavior, new research suggests
Metro Bank positioned itself as "a fresh start to banking" when it launched in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. It was set up in 2010 as a challenger to the "big five" banks dominating the UK market post-crisis: ...
Economics & Business
Oct 13, 2023
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