Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to figures released Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government bolstered environmental policing to crack down on surging destruction.
Environment
Jan 5, 2024
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Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the continent, reveals a new genetics study led by UCL researchers.
Biotechnology
Mar 29, 2023
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Land conservation projects do more than preserve open space and natural ecosystems. They can also boost property values for homeowners living nearby. But a new study finds that those financial benefits are unequally distributed ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2023
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Orange County is strengthening its protections for the area's vast expanse of wetlands, delicate but critical natural areas often imperiled by pressure for new development.
Environment
Dec 29, 2023
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In some monarchies, inherited power offers a ladder that can be ascended to absolute authority—be it through diplomacy, ruthlessness, or the passing of time. But in hyena monarchies, inherited power is a slippery downward ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2023
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Did the 12th century B.C.E.—a time when humans were forging great empires and developing new forms of written text—coincide with an evolutionary reduction in brain size? Think again, says a UNLV-led team of researchers ...
Evolution
Aug 5, 2022
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Dolphins are known to be good at maintaining relationships, but a new study suggests their gregarious nature may extend beyond their own social circles.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2022
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A new global study of Indigenous oyster fisheries co-led by Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History anthropologist Torben Rick and Temple University anthropologist and former Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow Leslie ...
Ecology
May 3, 2022
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Invisibility is a salient and recurring experience of mistreatment for women of color working in traditionally white and male professions, two researchers found in their recent study. Barnini Bhattacharyya of the Ivey Business ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2023
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Justice is supposed to be "blind." But is race blindness always the best way to achieve racial equality? An algorithm to predict recidivism among prison populations is underscoring that debate.
Mathematics
Mar 31, 2022
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