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Environment Sep 11, 2024

Denver waterway improvements on one gulch could mean taking dozens of homes—but plans are still in flux

A federally backed project that aims to restore wildlife habitat and reduce flood risks along the South Platte River and two tributaries could displace dozens of residents in some of the west Denver neighborhoods most prone ...

Economics & Business Sep 9, 2024

Australian research examines money laundering and harm from organized crime

Research by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) provides clear evidence of the close connection between organized crime and money laundering, ...

Environment Sep 5, 2024

The promise and pitfalls of 'climatopias' for building resilience in coastal communities

Idowu (Jola) Ajibade grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, a low-lying city built around a lagoon bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Flooding is a routine occurrence during the rainy season.

Economics & Business Aug 21, 2024

The real price of the 'zero-price effect': Study presents evidence from online classified real estate service

Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that there may be a cost to the zero-price effect: statistically identical homes that were published in free service ads on the Israeli "Yad2" online classified service received ...

Social Sciences Aug 21, 2024

Q&A: Sierra Leone's women farmers use a custom called bora to access land—but it's making them more vulnerable

Bora—a type of thank you gift—is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to farm on their land.

Environment Aug 21, 2024

Saving the vanishing forests of Iraq's Kurdistan

In a plant nursery in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, hundreds of pine, eucalyptus, olive and pomegranate saplings grow under awnings protecting them from the fierce summer sun.

Economics & Business Aug 12, 2024

Researchers identify the best indicators to monitor market risk in different commercial real estate sectors

The most reliable metrics for identifying real estate price bubbles vary between property type, new research suggests.

Astrobiology Aug 8, 2024

New study suggests that our galaxy is crowded or empty—both are equally terrifying

Is there intelligent life in the universe? And if so, just how common is it? Or perhaps the question should be, what are the odds that those engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) will encounter it ...

Economics & Business Aug 5, 2024

Does transparency help or hurt businesses dominated by one-time transactions?

It's a relevant question for business owners with few repeat customers, such as contract workers or real estate agents: Does being transparent about past business transactions change the odds of making a sale that benefits ...

Economics & Business Aug 3, 2024

Save our waves: Surfing pumps $2.71 billion into the Australian economy and boosts well-being

Ever since Polynesian pioneers took to the ocean on wooden rafts, people have been hooked on riding waves. Today, surfing is one of the world's fastest-growing sports and one of the latest additions to the Olympic games.

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