With all the terrible news on climate change, it's easy to lose track of what's happening with particular species. So, in case you missed it, a new report has bad news for Earth's five surviving species of rhino.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2023
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Palm oil is the world's most produced and consumed vegetable oil and everyone knows that its production can damage the environment. But do consumers have the full picture? In fact, replacing palm oil with rapeseed oil would ...
Ecology
Sep 22, 2023
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Research in the International Journal of Enterprise Network Management reveals unexpected factors that influence an employee's intentions to quit their job in information technology. The findings challenge the received wisdom ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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A survey of farmers in four Northeast states, including New York, found that incentive payments encouraged participants to plant twice as many acres of cover crops as they did prior to receiving funds—a change that can ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2023
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Would you help a complete stranger in desperate need of money, based solely on their social media posts? Simon Fraser University professor and bioethicist Jeremy Snyder examines the complex dimensions of this question in ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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The establishment and preservation of protected areas is a key measure for achieving the goals set during the World Conference on Nature in December 2022. However, such protected areas often need to fulfill multiple objectives, ...
Ecology
Sep 19, 2023
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A committee set up by NASA has examined about 800 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), or what most of us would call UFOs (unidentified flying objects). NASA defines these events as sightings "that cannot be ...
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2023
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Many Americans do not know what rights are protected under the First Amendment and a substantial number cannot name all three branches of government, according to the 2023 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2023
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Entrepreneurs are often told that they need to boost the visibility of their businesses to attract more customers and grow. But in developing countries with high rates of crime, greater visibility can make them a target.
Economics & Business
Sep 12, 2023
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People who primarily use their own gut feeling to determine what is true and false are more likely to believe conspiracy theories. That is the conclusion of researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, who have investigated ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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