In 2014, in the middle of a severe drought that would test California's complex water storage system like never before, voters told the state to borrow $7.5 billion and use part of it to build projects to stockpile more water.
Environment
Aug 31, 2021
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New research has uncovered considerable class differences in the gender revolution of who holds the purse strings among British couples.
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2021
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In our globalized world, cooperation between citizens of different countries should actually be a matter of course. But around the world, people prefer to cooperate with their own fellow citizens rather than with foreigners. ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2021
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As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind "carbon farming" as a mutually beneficial strategy for society, the ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2021
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In 2019, an international climate fund approved a ten year US$9.3 million project to support communities in the drylands of Mozambique that are affected by frequent droughts. This money seems a lot, but it really is not much ...
Environment
May 14, 2021
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The federal government is providing $7.4 billion to hire more school nurses to vaccinate children, to create a service corps for health care, and to boost disease detection efforts, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2021
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How did people living in the Bronze Age manage their finances before money became widespread? Researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Rome have discovered that bronze scrap found in hoards in Europe circulated ...
Archaeology
May 7, 2021
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Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners Monday ahead of launching a similar but much bigger competition backed by Elon Musk.
Materials Science
Apr 19, 2021
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Money problems became the chief source of discontent for people in lockdown, more so than not having close friends or living with a partner, new research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2021
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After getting $500 per month for two years without rules on how to spend it, 125 people in California paid off debt, got full-time jobs and reported lower rates of anxiety and depression, according to a study released Wednesday.
Economics & Business
Mar 3, 2021
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