What do children think of economic inequality? We did an experiment to find out
COVID-19 is increasing economic inequality around the world.
Economics & Business
Jul 5, 2021
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Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa
Despite a significant uptick in corporate sustainability efforts in the cocoa sector, it is nearly impossible for most chocolate consumers to know the amount of tropical deforestation associated with their sweet luxury.
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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Study proves cost-effective polymer sealant could significantly reduce irrigation water loss worldwide
Irrigation is critically important for feeding the world, but it's not very efficient. About 70% of global freshwater usage goes to irrigation. That percentage is even higher in the western U.S.
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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Researchers discover why gold is concentrated alongside arsenic
Why are gold deposits found at all? Gold is famously unreactive, and there seems to be little reason why gold should be concentrated, rather than uniformly scattered throughout the Earth's crust. Now, an international group ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 5, 2021
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More filling? Tastes great? How flies, and maybe people, choose their food
Flies have discriminating taste. Like a gourmet perusing a menu, they spend much of their time seeking sweet nutritious calories and avoiding bitter, potentially toxic food. But what happens in their brains when they make ...
Neuroscience
Jul 5, 2021
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Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they can
Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. But on one still spared by the drought, boisterous children and guides bob along as water splashes into their blue inflatable rafts.
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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Japan searches for dozens missing in resort town mudslide
Rescue workers slogged through mud and debris Monday looking for dozens feared missing after a giant landslide ripped through a Japanese seaside resort town, killing at least three people.
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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Cuba evacuates 180,000 as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches
Cuba evacuated 180,000 people amid fears Sunday that Tropical Storm Elsa could cause heavy flooding after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people.
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle
New Zealand has recorded its warmest June since recordkeeping began, as ski fields struggle to open and experts predict shorter southern winters in the future.
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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Experts: Erosion caused Mexico sinkhole, not water pumping
A huge sinkhole that appeared in a farm in central Mexico in late May was caused by erosion of limestone bedrock and not excessive water pumping, a study by experts said Sunday
Environment
Jul 5, 2021
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