New research in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that rising minimum wages in a state are associated with reduced summer employment for college students, the time when students tend to work the most.
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2025
0
1
As their traditional dining options dwindle and natural areas give way to restaurants, homes and sidewalks, the coyotes of San Francisco are shifting what they eat.
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2025
0
23
Using the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, an international team of astronomers has detected 26 new Galactic radio transients. Most of them turned out to be rotating radio transients (RRATs). The finding is detailed in ...
Bitter Arctic air plunged more than half the United States into a deep freeze Tuesday, including New Orleans, where the heaviest snow in decades brought dangerous conditions to the famously festive Gulf Coast city.
Environment
Jan 22, 2025
0
12
Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally expanding their territory.
Environment
Jan 22, 2025
0
3
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be "majestic" but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado's highest court said Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2025
0
8
Trees need a certain number of warm days in their growing seasons to grow properly; otherwise, the cell walls of new growth don't lignify properly, creating blue rings that appear when wood samples are dyed.
Ecology
Jan 22, 2025
0
110
