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Environment Jun 9, 2026

How 'undone science' shaped Chile's glacier protection battle

What is "undone science," and how does it affect environmental policy and regulation around the world? In a recent study published in Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society, Javiera Barandiarán, an associate ...

Space Exploration Jun 9, 2026

SpaceX's hold over orbit matches East India Company's grip on maritime trade

Elon Musk's SpaceX holds sway over the emerging space economy in a way that has more in common with notorious colonial-era trading companies than the competitive markets of today's textbooks, according to a new study.

Social Sciences Jun 8, 2026

Protected bike lanes, not painted lanes, lift NYC bikeshare ridership, analysis shows

Protected bike lanes increase Citi Bike ridership in New York City, but painted bike lanes and sharrows do not show a statistically significant causal effect on ridership after accounting for confounding factors, according ...

Social Sciences Jun 8, 2026

Great mysteries of archaeology: An ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky

From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt, and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft. The landscape of the Llanos de Moxos, northern Bolivia, appears as a disconnected patchwork of open grassland savannahs, ...

Environment Jun 8, 2026

Green growth claims are overstated—our study shows three reasons why

A holy grail of environmental policy is an economy that delivers prosperity without requiring the ever-increasing consumption of raw materials.

Environment Jun 7, 2026

Disgust may contribute to improper waste disposal

A common explanation for why waste management sometimes fails is that carelessness breeds more carelessness. Now, research from the University of Gothenburg shows that dirty waste disposal rooms can evoke feelings of disgust ...

Social Sciences Jun 5, 2026

Portsmouth's wartime Railwaywomen: Postcard documents women who kept railways running during WWI

A newly discovered photographic postcard showing women who kept Portsmouth's railways running during the First World War has been revealed by a researcher at the University of Portsmouth—and he is appealing to local people ...

Plants & Animals Jun 4, 2026

Bison restoration efforts and grazing rights hinge on one question: Are bison wildlife?

Bison are political animals. A federal decision to revoke grazing leases for bison on public lands on the rolling plains of eastern Montana is the latest manifestation of long-standing contention. The largest land animal ...

Environment Jun 3, 2026

Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries

The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in ...

Environment Jun 2, 2026

Clean drinking water gaps linked to hunger and unsafe food worldwide

A new global study has found that people without access to clean drinking water are significantly more likely to experience food insecurity and food safety threats, underscoring the urgent need for coordinated global action ...

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