With its flaking red paint, broken pressure gauge and cranks fallen to the ground, an oil well sits forsaken in western Canada, like tens of thousands of others that have been out of service for decades—but never plugged.
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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One way to gauge a country's attention to the environment may be measuring how much of its economy is devoted to protecting, rehabilitating, and preserving the natural environment. While the U.S. has made prior attempts at ...
Economics & Business
May 12, 2023
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A new national report has exposed for the first time how people with a disability or experiencing ill health are significantly more likely to find themselves homeless. The report, written by researchers at the University ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2023
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The rhythmic expansion and contraction of Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat.
Environment
Apr 18, 2023
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Engaging communities in developing a real-time early warning system could help to reduce the often-devastating impact of flooding on people and property—particularly in mountainous regions where extreme water events are ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2023
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Efforts to understand the effects of immigration enforcement on crime have largely been informed by police crime statistics. In a new study, researchers used longitudinal data from the U.S. National Crime Victimization Survey ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2023
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A report released today by the UC Berkeley Labor Center finds that many workers essential to keeping the state running and providing crucial services are struggling to make ends meet. Ensuring a living wage to government ...
Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2023
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving exponential growth in data transmission, and cost-effective, ultrafast, and compact optical communication technologies are urgently needed to manage the exploding data transmission ...
Nanophysics
Mar 16, 2023
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A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with "low confidence" that the pandemic may have been due to a lab leak ...
Political science
Mar 9, 2023
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When fishermen and women look at the gray Atlantic waters off New England, they see a marine environment literally swimming with cod, the popular white fish prized around the world for its mild flavor.
Ecology
Feb 16, 2023
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