Spotty data and media bias delay justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people
No one knows just how many Indigenous girls or women go missing each year.
Political science
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Battery-electric trains can deliver environmental justice, cost savings and resilience to the U.S.
Trains have been on the sidelines of electrification efforts for a long time in the U.S. because they account for only 2% of transportation sector emissions, but diesel freight trains emit 35 million metric tons of carbon ...
Environment
Nov 24, 2021
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How molecular clusters in the nucleus interact with chromosomes
A cell stores all of its genetic material in its nucleus, in the form of chromosomes, but that's not all that's tucked away in there. The nucleus is also home to small bodies called nucleoli—clusters of proteins and RNA ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 24, 2021
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Sri Lanka lifts ban on weedkiller linked to cancer cases
Sri Lanka on Wednesday lifted its partial ban of a weedkiller subject to US lawsuits over claims it causes cancer, after abandoning a campaign to become the world's first completely organic farming nation.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2021
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Croatia's truffle hunters seek habitat protection amid climate change
The sound of paws scurrying along the forest floor echoes through Croatia's northwestern woods, where the hunt for truffles is being threatened by climate change and deforestation—stirring fears that the country's gastronomic ...
Ecology
Nov 24, 2021
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Image: Hubble spots swirls of dust in the flame Nebula
The Flame Nebula, also called NGC 2024, is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion that lies about 1,400 light-years from Earth. It's a portion of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, which includes such famous ...
Astronomy
Nov 24, 2021
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