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Earth Sciences Oct 23, 2024

Modeling study shows that marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection

Images of coastal houses being carried off into the sea due to eroding coastlines and powerful storm surges are becoming more commonplace as climate change brings a rising sea level coupled with more powerful storms. In the ...

Environment Oct 21, 2024

On New Jersey's Burlington Island, human nature has been at odds with nature for 400 years: What's next?

Beautiful and artificial, the 100-acre lake on Burlington Island embodies the sort of complexities that for centuries have helped make this storied piece of South Jersey real estate alluring, inspiring—and a periodic source ...

Environment Oct 21, 2024

In wildfire-prone Oregon, grassland blazes are sapping state resources

Bert Siddoway heard the fire before he saw it, no seconds at all between the flash of lightning and the boom of thunder. The strike "shook the whole flipping town," he said, and immediately ignited a wildfire in a hard-to-reach ...

Economics & Business Oct 16, 2024

Student debt: An individual and collective burden at English-language universities

Why do people feel it is legitimate to voluntarily take on debt in order to pursue higher education, and then challenge the debt burden later on, when it prevents them from enjoying the lifestyle that an education seemed ...

Economics & Business Oct 11, 2024

Use of AI in property valuation is on the rise—but we need greater transparency and trust

New Zealand's economy has been described as a "housing market with bits tacked on". Buying and selling property is a national sport fueled by the rising value of homes across the country.

Environment Oct 9, 2024

Study assesses pollution near Los Angeles-area warehouses

As goods of all shapes and sizes journey from factory to doorstep, chances are they've stopped at a warehouse along the way—likely several of them. The sprawling structures are waypoints in the logistics networks that make ...

Environment Oct 4, 2024

Nowhere in America is safe from climate-fueled storms and fires, say scientists

Forecasters had warned for days that Hurricane Helene was likely to cause widespread devastation. But when the powerful storm struck Florida and barreled through the eastern U.S. last week, killing more than 180 people and ...

Economics & Business Oct 3, 2024

Economists recognized early on in the pandemic that working from home is here to stay

When Amazon told staffers last month to come back to the office five days a week, many observers reacted as if an earthquake struck the post-pandemic world of work. To Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, the news barely registered.

Social Sciences Sep 27, 2024

Expert discusses authoritarian tactics in the 2024 US presidential campaign

The heated 2024 U.S. presidential election is frequently characterized as a choice between democracy and dictatorship, or democracy and autocracy, especially with the publication of Project 2025, the extreme, far-right playbook ...

Economics & Business Sep 25, 2024

What are 'rent tech' platforms? Action on reining in these exploitative tools is long overdue

This week the New South Wales government announced it would introduce legislation that ensures renters are offered convenient, fee-free options to pay their rent.

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