Lockdowns saved lives during the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But as much as they have slowed the spread of COVID-19, there have been some unintended consequences.
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2021
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The commercial and industrial center of Peru, Lima is located on the mostly flat terrain in the Peruvian coastal plain, within the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers. The city is bordered on the east by the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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Using data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) instrument on the International Space Station, researchers have released one of the most accurate maps ever made from space of the human influence on carbon dioxide ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2021
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The widespread proliferation of the internet and information and communication technologies (ICT) has drawn people into urban centers, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2021
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In the Cascadia subduction zone, medium and large-sized 'intraslab' earthquakes, which take place at greater than crustal depths within the subducting plate, will likely produce only a few detectable aftershocks, according ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2021
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In Brazil, researchers are puzzling over socioeconomic and environmental indicators that do not add up. They are concerned with what they call the São Paulo Macrometropolitan Area, a mega-region comprising five metropolitan ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2021
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Research out of Murdoch University has identified distinct ecological communities of dolphins living in Perth waters requiring separate protection measures from anthropogenic threats.
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2021
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Greater London is crisscrossed by 14,800km of public roads, each with an average width of 8m. This network accounts for 8% of the metropolitan area, and motorways and A-roads alone cross the Thames and its tributaries at ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2021
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An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth Monday, with locals told to shelter in place from toxic fumes.
Environment
Jan 4, 2021
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Chileans will turn their eyes to the sky on Monday to admire a total eclipse of the sun, but unlike last year's phenomenon their numbers will be severely reduced by coronavirus restrictions.
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2020
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