A competitive housing market combined with the rapid rise of immigration is driving gentrification in Seattle's low-cost black neighborhoods, according to a new study by Stanford sociologist Jackelyn Hwang.
Social Sciences
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Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 August 2019, this image features a huge raft of pumice rock drifting in the Pacific Ocean. The pumice is believed to have come from an underwater volcano near Tonga, which ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2019
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The incredible diversity of life forms on the planet led Charles Darwin to note, "From so simple a beginning, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." In order to gain a true understanding ...
Evolution
Aug 28, 2019
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Researchers from the street medicine team at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed "HOUSED BEDS," the first published tool designed specifically to help outreach teams clearly assess the situation of unsheltered ...
Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2019
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Lingering smoke in the Amazon caused concern Tuesday among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems—particularly among children and the elderly—have increased as fires in the region rage.
Environment
Aug 28, 2019
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Moving cargo ships into the slow lane, an idea French President Emmanuel Macron floated at the G7 summit in Biarritz, would be one way to cut maritime transport's giant carbon emissions footprint.
Environment
Aug 28, 2019
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The fires tearing through the Amazon represent a "tipping point" for the health of the rainforest, the head of a top global forestry management body said Wednesday, urging the world to do more to save the trees.
Environment
Aug 28, 2019
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From matcha ice cream to cake and chocolate, producers of traditional Japanese green tea are capitalising on growing global interest in its flavour—even as demand for the drink declines at home.
Ecology
Aug 28, 2019
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Archeologists in Peru say the 227 bodies they have unearthed from a site used by the pre-Columbian Chimu culture is the biggest-ever discovery of sacrificed children.
Archaeology
Aug 28, 2019
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Soil scientists can't possibly be everywhere at once to study every bit of soil across the planet. Plus, soils are constantly changing.
Environment
Aug 28, 2019
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