When Hurricane Dorian roared up the East Coast during the first week of September, the places where people live and work in several states were under threat. The first line of protection against storm damage was made up of ...
Earth Sciences
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Students in stricter middle schools are more likely to end up in jail or prison later in life, according to a new working paper co-authored by Stephen Billings, associate professor at CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business.
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2019
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Since January, a staggering 121,000 fires have broken out across Brazil—and more than half of those fires are taking place in the Amazon, according to the country's National Institute for Space Research.
Earth Sciences
Oct 2, 2019
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Andrew Jones at Miami University and his team of students may have developed a research first.
Biochemistry
Oct 2, 2019
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An international team of researchers has analyzed remains from 10 archaeological sites in England, France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland to gain insight into the stages of the second plague pandemic (14th-18th centuries) ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2019
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Neither living nor non-living, viruses are generally strange. Among viruses, multipartite viruses are among the most peculiar—their genome is not packed into many particles rather than one. Multipartite viruses primarily ...
General Physics
Oct 2, 2019
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A prototype of SpaceX's Starship Mars spaceship could reach orbit in less than six months and fly humans next year, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Saturday during an unveiling at the company's facility in south Texas.
Space Exploration
Oct 2, 2019
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The insatiable demand for orchids could be driving wild orchids to extinction in southern China.
Ecology
Oct 2, 2019
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The lush green canopy stretches over the Akanda National Park—one of the many forest jewels that Gabon is fighting to conserve.
Environment
Oct 2, 2019
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South Korea on Wednesday confirmed two additional cases of African swine fever near its border with North Korea despite heightened efforts to contain the epidemic that has wiped out pig populations across Asia.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 2, 2019
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