Social inequality can incite collective violence in an experimental setting, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2021
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Sometimes, doing things close to home may be more feasible than doing them on a grand scale, even if they cost a bit more. This may be the case for controlling carbon emissions, according to a team of researchers who looked ...
Environment
Sep 15, 2021
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Scientific experts sent to the Galapagos Islands to count a critically endangered lizard species estimate there to be just 211 pink iguanas left, local authorities said Friday.
Ecology
Aug 27, 2021
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A new study of COVID-19 shutdowns in the United States reveals pronounced disparities in air pollution—with disenfranchised, minority neighborhoods still experiencing more exposure to a harmful air pollutant compared to ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2021
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About 2.2 billion people globally lack reliable access to clean drinking water, according to the United Nations, and the growing impacts of climate change are likely to worsen this reality.
General Physics
Jun 22, 2021
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Researchers from York University and the University of British Columbia have found social media use to be one of the factors related to the spread of COVID-19 within dozens of countries during the early stages of the pandemic.
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2021
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More than three quarters of Iran's land is under extreme groundwater overdraft, where the rate of human uptake is higher than the rate of natural recharge. This is according to a new study led by Concordia researchers published ...
Environment
May 18, 2021
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The life of almost all animals in the ocean depends on the availability of oxygen, which is dissolved as a gas in seawater. However, the ocean has been continuously losing oxygen for several decades. In the last 50 years, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2021
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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world's rarest seal species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2021
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As COVID-19 spreads via respiratory droplets, researchers have become increasingly interested in the drying of droplets on impermeable and porous surfaces. Surfaces that accelerate evaporation can decelerate the spread of ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 9, 2021
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