While farming continues to drive deforestation around the world, 60% of the destruction of Earth's large, intact forests is caused by other forces. In particular, our research shows that more than one-third of this destruction ...
Environment
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The number of students enrolled in the U.S. public school system has plummeted since 2020, with roughly 1.2 million K-12 students leaving its rolls. Where did they go?
Education
Feb 9, 2023
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Nothing commands attention like rarity. In the natural world, rarity is most starkly represented by the last members of a declining species. These scarce plants and animals are infinitively valuable; they represent the final ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2023
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"Every act of creation," Picasso famously noted, "is first an act of destruction."
Bio & Medicine
Feb 9, 2023
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Researchers from Yale University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborated on neutron scattering experiments to study hydrogen atom locations and their effects on iron in a compound similar to those commonly used in ...
Materials Science
Feb 9, 2023
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From Twitter under Elon Musk to the layoffs at technology companies, chief executive officers are more visible than ever. Their choices are publicized and scrutinized, affecting employees, customers and society at large.
Economics & Business
Feb 9, 2023
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Minke whale excrement is "worth its weight in gold" as it plays an important role in fertilizing phytoplankton and thereby reducing the cetacean's carbon footprint, according to a Norwegian study.
Ecology
Feb 9, 2023
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The earthquakes that struck in Turkey and Syria in the early hours of February 6 have led to terrible destruction on a scale not seen in Europe for many decades. At the time of writing, the death toll has risen beyond 11,000 ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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Kris Marsh is tired of being asked: "Why are you single?"
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, stringent public health regulations were imposed to protect vulnerable individuals, with older people seen as a particularly vulnerable group.
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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