In a new study published in PLOS One, a University of Texas at Arlington political scientist and UT System colleagues identified the factors that predict business creation in rural Texas.
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2023
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In June 2021, the "heat dome" that struck the Pacific Northwest sent temperatures in Seattle to an unprecedented 107° Fahrenheit and set 128 all-time high temperature records across the state. The event was partly due to ...
Environment
Jun 27, 2023
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A higher energy demand has been registered over the past decades in different sectors, including buildings, industry, and transportation, resulting in a notable rise in global energy consumption. In this context, population ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2023
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Since the pandemic, a series of low-traffic neighborhoods (LTNs) have been installed across the UK. LTNs are designed to curtail car use in residential streets and promote active modes of travel such as walking, cycling and ...
Environment
Jun 26, 2023
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England's rivers are in a mess. Just 14% are in good ecological condition—and that's just the ones that are regularly assessed.
Environment
Jun 22, 2023
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Although sand dunes often conjure images of great deserts, they also occur along coastlines worldwide and can be an important buffer for communities threatened by sea level rise, storms and coastal erosion.
Like many countries on the African continent, Kenya's population is growing—fast. The country's population was 8.1 million in 1963; today it stands at about 55 million people. More people have moved into urban areas too. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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From drones locating koalas hidden in treetops to recording little penguin acoustics and night-time movements on film, Flinders University researchers have shown the importance of technologies such as cameras and AI to help ...
Ecology
Jun 20, 2023
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), released just prior to an international climate convention in 2015, explicitly stated that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions were the highest ...
Environment
Jun 20, 2023
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Accessing affordable fruit and vegetables is a significant challenge for the 1.2 million UK residents living in what are known as "food deserts."
Ecology
Jun 16, 2023
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