It is important to mark the solemn 75th anniversary of the first and only use of atomic weapons against cities as not only a remembrance of a tragic past event, but as a reminder of an ever-present threat that we have failed ...
Political science
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The unprecedented fall in greenhouse gas emissions from lockdowns during the pandemic will do "nothing" to slow climate change without a lasting switch from fossil fuels, an international team of researchers said Friday.
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2020
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Britain braced for record-breaking temperatures Friday as forecasters warned the public to take additional care in the heat.
Environment
Aug 7, 2020
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One of the many things COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on is the way many of us work.
Economics & Business
Aug 7, 2020
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As part of new research into missing persons in Australia, I have been asking people who return after disappearing what they needed or wanted. Mary, who has gone missing four times in the last few years, responded, "I just ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2020
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Underground pipelines, some as old as the cities they service, are often far past their intended lifespan and the need for replacing them looms as an expense most municipalities can't afford.
General Physics
Aug 7, 2020
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Basing their research on an unexpected interspecies difference between rats and mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have mapped a system in the brain that controls paternal behavior towards ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2020
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Need light but want privacy? A new type of wood that's transparent, tough, and beautiful could be the solution. This nature-inspired building material allows light to come through (at about 80%) to fill the room but the material ...
Materials Science
Aug 7, 2020
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Glaciers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand have lost more ice mass since pre-industrial times than remains today, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2020
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Ravaged by drought, the Parana Delta in Argentina, one of the largest and most biodiverse in the world, has been burning like never before since the beginning of the year.
Environment
Aug 7, 2020
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