A review of evidence from prior research provides new support for the possibility that the evolution of larger brains in some species was enabled through increased energy investment by parents in their offspring. Carel van ...
Evolution
Feb 28, 2023
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Governments are not using the latest mapping technology to report key environmental data about tropical forests to the UN, say researchers.
Environment
Feb 21, 2023
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Major industrial and economic centers in China and the United States are among the most vulnerable regions in the world to the increasingly destructive power of climate change-driven weather extremes, according to a comprehensive ...
Environment
Feb 20, 2023
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Since the beginning of the century, the world has experienced a global land rush with thousands of transnational land investments being made by foreign entities resulting in a surge of large-scale land acquisitions, which ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2023
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The recent uptick in sewage overspill events is due to infrastructure not keeping up with demand, according to Imperial College London research.
Environment
Jan 30, 2023
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A research study led by J. Tom Mueller, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, was ...
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2023
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Hundreds of millions of people living in sub-Saharan Africa still use polluting cooking fuels. A recent survey across 33 countries in the region found that over 90% of households were found to use firewood, charcoal, or other ...
Environment
Jan 23, 2023
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Investors wanting to finance forest carbon credit projects should look to diversified investment portfolios in the tropics, says a new report.
Economics & Business
Jan 16, 2023
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Half a million lives could be saved each year in sub-Saharan Africa by taking action to reduce reliance on traditional wood- and charcoal-burning stoves, a new study shows. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology ...
Environment
Jan 12, 2023
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Chesapeake Conservancy's data science team developed an artificial intelligence deep learning model for mapping wetlands, which resulted in 94% accuracy. Supported by EPRI, an independent, non-profit energy research and development ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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