UN sounds alarm over climate change's impact on human rights
Climate change is not only having a devastating impact on the environments we live in, but also on respect for human rights globally, the UN warned Monday, urging collective action.
Climate change is not only having a devastating impact on the environments we live in, but also on respect for human rights globally, the UN warned Monday, urging collective action.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2019
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In 1979 the government of the Democratic Republic of Sudan and the government of Italy began working together to survey the incredible wildlife in the forests of Sudan's Southern National Park in preparation for drawing up ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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Democracy is probably not in the cards for Sudan any time soon.
Political science
Jun 28, 2019
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When artificial intelligence systems start getting creative, they can create great things – and scary ones. Take, for instance, an AI program that let web users compose music along with a virtual Johann Sebastian Bach by ...
Machine learning & AI
Apr 5, 2019
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Women militia fighters make a positive choice to join combat units and are motivated by similar factors to male fighters, according to a new study by Dr. Jennifer Philippa Eggert of the University of Warwick's Department ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2018
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In the Virtual Curation Laboratory, the lab's director, Bernard Means, Ph.D., is holding a realistic-looking 3-D printed replica of a human skull fragment that was dented by a bomb explosion during the Civil War.
Archaeology
Nov 1, 2018
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A team of researchers with members from several African countries, the U.S., Indonesia, the U.K and Australia has found that many areas in Africa meant to protect lions are failing due to lack of funds. In their paper published ...
A historic peace treaty which brought an end to half a century of violence has led to mass deforestation in Colombia, scientists have warned.
Environment
Jul 19, 2018
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The dam at Massingir in southwestern Mozambique is like a bridge between two worlds, one a deadly threat to the wildlife in the other.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2018
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Even with a highly skilled neurosurgeon, the most effective anesthesia, and all the other advances of modern medicine, most of us would cringe at the thought of undergoing cranial surgery today.
Archaeology
Jun 8, 2018
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