Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for the Galapagos islands off the coast of Ecuador.
Ecology
May 21, 2024
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When a group of youths attacked shops and buildings in Tallinn, Estonia, on the evening of April 26, 2007, it sparked two days of civil unrest. This resulted in the death of a young man, injuries to 100 people, including ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2023
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In South Africa "umlungu" is a word that's commonly used to refer to white people. It comes from isiXhosa, the language of the country's Xhosa people. It's always been a mystery how the word originated or what it actually ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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In the article, "Reclaiming open climate adaptation futures," published in Nature Climate Change, scientists from Griffith University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Melbourne, the Pacific Theological College ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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Located in the heart of South America, Bolivia contains the largest lithium deposits in the world—an enviable position, in many countries' eyes, as the market for electric vehicles takes off. Though EVs emit fewer greenhouse ...
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2023
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A global reckoning is emerging in the international development sector. Donors and the wider public are recognizing the need for aid organizations to practice what they preach on diversity and inclusion.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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The agent that contaminated baby spinach, prompting the recent national recall, has been revealed. It's a weed, not deliberate misadventure or a chemical contaminant.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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Felipe Dias grew up in a working-class neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, and his parents worked multiple jobs to send him to a private school. He couldn't help but notice the contrast in social status between ...
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2022
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An Oregon State University study found that spent hemp biomass—the main byproduct of the cannabinoid (CBD) extraction process of hemp—can be included in lamb diets without any major detrimental effects to the health of ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2022
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Bacteria collaborate and coordinate collectively as they form a shared structure called a biofilm, such as the dental plaque on our teeth or the microbiome associated with our gut. This self-organization in multiple complex ...
General Physics
Aug 29, 2022
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