Researchers are warning that millions of people around the world aren't being counted in census and survey data, leaving policymakers in the dark about the populations they govern.
Political science
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Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind. Once there, they can ...
Environment
Jun 19, 2025
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Colorado State University researchers have published a paper in Science that describes a new and more efficient light-based process for transforming fossil fuels into useful modern chemicals. In it, they report that their ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2025
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Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to an analysis of satellite data published in Science on June 19.
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2025
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In Europe, people are increasingly exposed to extreme heat events—with serious consequences for human health, ecosystems, and agriculture. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have developed and tested ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2025
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Algae in the ocean can pose a significant risk to humans, marine life, and the seafood industry. Under favorable conditions for algae growth, certain algae species can multiply rapidly, a phenomenon known as algal blooms. ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2025
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A new method for producing yogurt has been developed by a research team at the DTU National Food Institute, and it all began with a straightforward question.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2025
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A SpaceX Starship upper stage prototype exploded during a routine ground test on a test stand in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk's dream of sending humans to Mars.
Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2025
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Humans have been reshaping the environment for at least 10,000 years. But the Anthropocene is the name given to the specific period of Earth history during which humans have had a global effect on the planet's climate and ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2025
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The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today's world.
Archaeology
Jun 19, 2025
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