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Social Sciences Jan 15, 2024

Sociologist explores perceptions of street safety in urban and rural communities

Crime is often perceived as an urban phenomenon whereas rural life is viewed as more bucolic, but Timothy Bryan is testing these ideas.

Environment Dec 18, 2023

Could Culver City's landmark deal to end oil production be a model for other cities?

Culver City has struck a deal with one of California's largest oil producers to end petroleum extraction and plug all wells within the city limits by the end of the decade—an agreement that environmentalists say could serve ...

Environment Dec 5, 2023

The short-term rain forecast system is broken. Can AI do a better job of predicting deadly floods?

The floods that killed 20 people in Waverly, Tennessee, and the surrounding area came with little warning.

Environment Dec 5, 2023

Toxic air divides Delhi between poverty and privilege

Environmental change hits the poorest the hardest, experts say, and in India's toxic smog-filled capital that includes the air people breathe.

Environment Dec 1, 2023

COP28: Why we need to break our addiction to combustion

Headlines across the world this year focused on fires, including both wildfires and the use of military firepower, in various places.

Environment Nov 28, 2023

A Peruvian farmer is trying to hold energy giant RWE responsible for climate change—the inside story

On a crisp, sunny day high in the Peruvian Andes, two German judges gaze across a mountain lake to the towering white glaciers in the distance. Dark spots are visible on the pristine ice and, in quiet moments, the cold wind ...

Veterinary medicine Nov 13, 2023

What the world's oldest dog can tell us about aging

If you have ever cared for a pet dog, it is a sad truth that you are likely to outlive them. So it's no wonder that people may be asking how to increase their pet's longevity following the news that a dog in Portugal lived ...

Plants & Animals Nov 1, 2023

Invasive 'giant' reptile lurks under Georgia porch, officials say: Here's why it is dangerous

A Georgia homeowner was in for a shock when she found a 3-foot reptile living under her house, wildlife officials say.

Environment Oct 25, 2023

A tale of three pollutants in Chicago: NASA-led mission looks to help by mapping air pollutants at a neighborhood scale

It was a hazy August day on Chicago's South Side, and Nedra Sims Fears was hosting a small gathering to talk about the air. Interstate-94, which bisects her Chatham neighborhood, hummed nearby.

Plants & Animals Oct 2, 2023

Desperate to rid California of invasive deer, officials propose bold helicopter hunt

A plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to kill nearly 2,000 invasive mule deer roaming the mountains of Santa Catalina Island has ignited a storm of protest among residents of the popular resort destination and prompted ...

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