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Plants & Animals Oct 18, 2023

Exploring the limits of marine burrow cohabitation

Good real estate is not easy to find, even for sea creatures. Sometimes, push comes to shove, and species resort to competition or conquering before weighing the benefits of sharing an ecosystem like housemates.

Economics & Business Oct 17, 2023

Four affordable housing strategies that are working in Canada

Cities like Vienna or Singapore are often referenced in news headlines proposing solutions for Canada's housing crisis. But the arguments in favor of the strategies employed by these far-away cities often only skim the surface ...

Space Exploration Oct 17, 2023

Vast $2 billion innovation hub is eyed at NASA Ames Silicon Valley complex

A vast $2 billion innovation hub is being eyed at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, a complex that's poised to become a birthplace for cutting-edge technologies.

Environment Oct 16, 2023

Rising seas will tighten vise on Miami, even for people who are not flooded, says study

A new study that examines both the physical and socioeconomic effects of sea-level rise on Florida's Miami-Dade County area finds that in coming decades, four out of five residents may face disruption or displacement, whether ...

Ecology Oct 16, 2023

How LA's bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices

On a recent afternoon in L.A."s Boyle Heights neighborhood, Christian Benitez and Eric M. Wood stood outside a corner liquor store searching for birds.

Plants & Animals Oct 16, 2023

Global climate change, economic interests negatively impact amphibian diversity in Brazilian rainforest: Study

Senckenberg researchers, together with a Brazilian-German team, have investigated the effects of climate change on the taxonomic and functional diversity of amphibians in the Mata Atlântica. The rainforest in the eastern ...

Economics & Business Oct 11, 2023

Q&A: Experts discuss the affordable housing crisis

Cities across the country are feeling the weight of a shortage of affordable housing. Economic growth, fluctuating interest rates and an expanding short-term rental market have collided with supply shortages and antiquated ...

Environment Oct 10, 2023

Study shows little improvement in mandated disaster plans, despite required updates

Hurricanes, floods, heat waves and other disasters are striking the United States with increased severity and frequency, and since 2000 the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act has required states and local jurisdictions to have ...

Environment Oct 10, 2023

Indonesian urban poor suffer the most in extreme weather caused by climate change

Extreme weather as a result of climate change has caused disasters and catastrophes around the globe.

Economics & Business Oct 9, 2023

Economics prize closes out 2023 Nobel season

The economics prize closes the prestigious Nobel awards season on Monday, with specialists on credit, the job market or inequalities expected to be among the contenders.

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