Study examines how civil wars affect wildlife populations
A new study comprehensively reveals how civil wars impact wildlife in countries affected by conflict.
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Between bondage and freedom: Life in Civil War refugee camps
Research by assistant professor of history Abigail Cooper into the refugee camps set up for African Americans during the Civil War has revealed stories of courage and bravery and a new understanding of how blacks built a ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2020
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Genetic identification of human remains from the Spanish Civil War and the dictatorship
It is estimated that around 114,000 people disappeared throughout Spain during the Spanish Civil War and subsequent dictatorship. Unfortunately, eight decades on, only a small percentage of these people have been found or ...
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2020
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To fight climate change, science must be mobilized like it was in World War II
We've all but won the argument on climate change. The facts are now unequivocal and climate denialists are facing a losing battle. Concern has risen up the political agenda, and major economic institutions such as the World ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2019
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UN sounds alarm over climate change's impact on human rights
Climate change is not only having a devastating impact on the environments we live in, but also on respect for human rights globally, the UN warned Monday, urging collective action.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2019
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South Sudan: Latest images reveal a global hotspot for biodiversity
In 1979 the government of the Democratic Republic of Sudan and the government of Italy began working together to survey the incredible wildlife in the forests of Sudan's Southern National Park in preparation for drawing up ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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What can trigger violence in postcolonial Africa?
Democracy is probably not in the cards for Sudan any time soon.
Political science
Jun 28, 2019
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Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors – soon it will be dangerously good
When artificial intelligence systems start getting creative, they can create great things – and scary ones. Take, for instance, an AI program that let web users compose music along with a virtual Johann Sebastian Bach by ...
Machine learning & AI
Apr 5, 2019
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Why women go to war – new study reveals motivations of female militia fighters
Women militia fighters make a positive choice to join combat units and are motivated by similar factors to male fighters, according to a new study by Dr. Jennifer Philippa Eggert of the University of Warwick's Department ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2018
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Lab 3-D scans human skeletal remains dating back to the American Civil War
In the Virtual Curation Laboratory, the lab's director, Bernard Means, Ph.D., is holding a realistic-looking 3-D printed replica of a human skull fragment that was dented by a bomb explosion during the Civil War.
Archaeology
Nov 1, 2018
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