Monkey study shows a path to monitoring endangered species
A Brazilian-American research group has just published an unusual study outlining data needs for monitoring the survival of monkeys called muriquis that live in patches of forest in Brazil.
A Brazilian-American research group has just published an unusual study outlining data needs for monitoring the survival of monkeys called muriquis that live in patches of forest in Brazil.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2017
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New climate research has stated that urgent action on emissions from existing ships is the key to tackling shipping's impact on climate change.
Environment
Jun 11, 2020
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According to a study by the Rey Juan Carlos University, data on objective corruption in Spain are higher in politics than in administrative-official institutions. However, the perception of Spaniards is a lot higher.
Economics & Business
Jun 26, 2012
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Super cyclone Yasa slammed into Fiji's second-largest island Thursday, tearing roofs off buildings as it triggered flash floods and landslides in the Pacific island nation.
Environment
Dec 17, 2020
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Commentators increasingly warn that the world is tightly bound in a "polycrisis," a tangled knot of crises spanning global systems. But if we have any hope of escaping it, we must think more carefully about what polycrisis ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2022
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EPFL researchers have teamed up with startup Xsensio to develop a tiny, fully portable system that can encapsulate and analyze biomarkers in a person's sweat. The low-power system, which fits on a chip measuring under 1 cm2, ...
Engineering
Dec 5, 2017
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Applying the economics of climate change to antimicrobial resistance could help to avert the 10 million deaths that are predicted to occur by 2050 if urgent action isn't taken, research involving University of Exeter finds.
Economics & Business
Apr 5, 2019
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To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global heating to 1.5°C, global annual emissions will need to drop radically over the coming decades. A new paper from climate economists at the University of Oxford says ...
Economics & Business
Nov 22, 2023
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Newly published research in Science Advances by University of Chicago researcher Luis Bettencourt proposes a new perspective and models on several known paradoxes of cities. Namely, if cities are engines of economic growth, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2020
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Criticism of Taylor Swift on social media soared this past weekend after the pop singer topped a list of celebrities most guilty of polluting the planet with their private jets.
Environment
Aug 3, 2022
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