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Economics & Business Aug 22, 2023

Digital real estate listings with more photos, descriptions found to earn higher sale prices

Buying a home is a time-consuming process, in part because it requires balancing financial realities with a long checklist of expectations and desires. People care about a solid foundation and certain number of bedrooms. ...

Environment Aug 17, 2023

Q&A: Urban doom loop—what it is and how cities can stop it

Recent images of downtown San Francisco—emptied of office workers now dialing in remote and filled with wandering homeless people—has struck fear for the future of urban areas. A Columbia University professor coined the term ...

Environment Aug 17, 2023

Study reveals America's wealthiest 10% responsible for 40% of US greenhouse gas emissions

A new study, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reveals that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10% of earners, are responsible for 40% of the nation's total greenhouse gas emissions. ...

Environment Aug 17, 2023

Without climate action, property values will take a hit from escalating wildfire risk and tree mortality, study finds

Earth's rapidly changing climate is taking an increasingly heavy toll on landscapes around the world in the form of floods, rising sea levels, extreme weather, drought and wildfire.

Social Sciences Aug 14, 2023

These organizational changes can shake up company hierarchy

Organizational change can be seen as a threat, but can also create opportunity.

Economics & Business Aug 14, 2023

How Airbnb is fuelling gentrification in Toronto

The average asking price for a rental unit in Canada reached $2,042 in June, marking a 7.5 percent increase from 2022. Metropolitan districts are particularly affected by rising rental costs, with some local families forced ...

Economics & Business Aug 8, 2023

Investors force Black families out of home ownership, new research shows

Investors have been buying houses at a steady rate since the last recession, but how much does it affect availability in the housing market? New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology shows investors are most likely ...

Plants & Animals Aug 7, 2023

Flock together: Sparrows drift from favored spots after losing friends

Losing long-lasting flockmates may drive a golden-crowned sparrow to stray from its favorite overwintering spot, a new study says, suggesting that friendly, familiar faces help anchor it to familiar spaces.

Social Sciences Aug 4, 2023

Q&A: What does an aging Congress mean for a much younger nation?

The United States has the second-oldest legislature in the world in terms of politicians' ages, according to Kevin Munger, the Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor ...

Environment Aug 2, 2023

As the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embrace

During Europe's heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni's vintage clothing store had to close for a week. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as they fed power to the central Roman neighborhood hit by a blackout as ...

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