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Archaeology Jun 21, 2024

Study challenges popular idea that Easter islanders committed 'ecocide'

Some 1,000 years ago, a small band of Polynesians sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific to settle one of the world's most isolated places—a small, previously uninhabited island they named Rapa Nui. There, they erected ...

Environment Jun 20, 2024

Research review offers insights for transforming the food sector

We're facing rising food insecurity, the cost-of-living squeeze, and ever-changing climate events. It's no wonder our food systems are in urgent need of a reboot.

Social Sciences Jun 19, 2024

'Risks of nuclear terrorism are high and growing.' New tools, alliances, renewed focus needed, experts say

For roughly 80 years, the United States has managed the threat of nuclear terrorism through nonproliferation treaties, agency programs, intelligence activities, international monitoring support and more, withstanding the ...

Agriculture Jun 19, 2024

Study reveals market-ready beef cattle maintain meat quality on low-input diets for as long as 60 days

A new study led by the Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reveals that market-ready steers can maintain meat quality and yield even when fed lower-cost, low-input maintenance diets for longer periods ...

Economics & Business Jun 18, 2024

Anti-Asian rhetoric during the pandemic negatively impacted employment and earnings, new research finds

A first-of-its-kind study, led by a Northeastern University researcher, examined how racial bias and political rhetoric against Asians and other underrepresented groups in the United States impacted their employment status ...

Environment Jun 17, 2024

Polarization and risk perception could play important roles in climate-policy outcomes

Times of crises often call for strong and rapid action, but in polarized societies, strong top-down policies can backfire.

Economics & Business Jun 17, 2024

Puerto Rico's anti-corruption laws promoted fraud by outsourcing government services, study suggests

The anticorruption laws enacted in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria created a new economic sector—a lucrative anti-corruption market based on outsourcing public procurement to private sector corporations.

Economics & Business Jun 17, 2024

New tool evaluating 'high-quality jobs' benefits employers, employees, research finds

It's not just salary anymore.

Political science Jun 17, 2024

Study reveals increasing polarization in climate change coverage between elite and heartland news sources

New research led by the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals a crucial disparity in how climate change is reported across different types of news outlets and locations.

Social Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Americans used to unite over tragic events—and now are divided by them

Tragedy seldom unifies Americans today.

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