COVID-19 and America's response to it are likely to profoundly affect our families, work lives, relationships and gender roles for years, say 12 prominent scientists and authors who analyzed 90 research studies and used their ...
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Imagine visiting the Europe of 2048. The cities are strangely silent. Desperate communities in Paris, London and Berlin struggle in the shadow of hollowed-out buildings. The once-popular coastal resorts have also been abandoned, ...
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In July, Indonesia's state-owned oil company, Pertamina, produced its first batch of biofuel made entirely from palm oil.
Environment
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The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the field of natural resources varies significantly from one sector to the next. International travel to Finland has stopped altogether and increased domestic demand has not offered ...
Economics & Business
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The European Parliament has set a new climate target for 2030—to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels, up 40% on previous targets. Some industry groups criticize the new targets as being ...
Environment
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The Americans who made their way to China during the first half of the 20th century to become foreign correspondents came from many walks of life to get there.
Social Sciences
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Millions of adults in the U.S. join online support groups to help them attain health goals, ranging from weight loss to smoking cessation. In their quest to make connections, members have a tendency to hide demographic differences, ...
Social Sciences
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On Oct. 15, Toronto police announced that they had finally solved the 1984 murder of Christine Jessop using DNA evidence and genetic genealogy websites. Identifying Calvin Hoover as Jessop's killer has provided immense relief ...
Political science
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Intensified illegal logging and expansions of palm oil plantations and farms have destroyed rain forests on Indonesia's fourth-largest island, Sulawesi, threatening the biodiversity of a world-renowned laboratory of evolutionary ...
Plants & Animals
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Indigenous names for plants and animals should be restored within the scientific naming system according to AUT's Professor Len Gillman and University of Auckland's Dr Shane Wright. Their proposal was published today in Communications ...
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