My six-year-old hates the British. To be more specific, the British Empire that ruled over up to a quarter of the world's land by the early 1900s. Hates that one of the biggest diamonds in the world, found in India over 1,000 ...
Social Sciences
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Fruit and vegetable growers in Wales need support to help them deal with a dramatic increase in demand due to COVID-19, a report says.
Economics & Business
May 11, 2020
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For decades, it has been assumed that a quieter ocean could help take the Salish Sea's southern resident killer whales off the endangered species list. But researchers lacked enough data to test this theory—until now.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2020
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We've all probably heard or read something about how a healthy gut microbiome can affect our overall health. The gut microbiome is as vital to animals and fish as it is to us humans.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2020
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Scientists have developed a test that can identify hybrids resulting from crossbreeding between European and American lobsters.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2020
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Listen to the sound of BepiColombo's Earth flyby as captured in five recordings taken by two instruments aboard the Mercury Planetary Orbiter, one of the two orbiters comprising the joint European/Japanese Mercury exploration ...
Space Exploration
May 11, 2020
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University of Adelaide researchers have found that South Australia's population of Grey-headed flying foxes, which took up residence in 2010, has been exposed to a number of viruses, including Hendra virus that can be transmitted ...
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2020
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In the past few weeks, oil prices have fallen to record lows. This development was not predicted by the Hotelling rule, an equation proposed in 1931 that remains central to the economics of natural resources today. In an ...
Economics & Business
May 11, 2020
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A team of researchers at the University of Amsterdam has found that it is possible to use sludge worms as a model for filaments when conducting viscosity tests. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, ...
The coronavirus pandemic has sent shockwaves across the world's economy, and policymakers have so far responded with a focus on financial stability. But food system experts fear this will keep rural communities on a 'business-as-usual' ...
Economics & Business
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