When the global community is expected to meet for the second part of the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China, in autumn, it must also adopt the next generation of UN biodiversity targets. These will then replace ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2022
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Nine out of 10 people in the world breathe air that exceeds the World Health Organization's guidelines for air pollution. The era of big data and machine learning has facilitated predicting air pollution concentrations across ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2022
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The movement of high-growth firms that directly contribute to the regional economy may be more complex than previously thought, new research suggests.
Economics & Business
Mar 29, 2022
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Rooftop gardens and greenery can help ease some of the severe heat in cities, according to research from climate scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. For several decades, researchers ...
Environment
Mar 21, 2022
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Over the last two decades, almost 1,000 hydropower dams have been built around the globe. And while these dams provide many benefits to farmers, wildlife and the climate, the costs of their construction on local communities ...
Environment
Mar 15, 2022
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The UK government has announced a scheme allowing people to open up their homes to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. "Homes for Ukraine" will allow individuals, charities and community groups to take Ukrainians into their ...
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2022
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Studying abroad in college can be a glamorous, once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity.
Education
Mar 7, 2022
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In acute crisis situations, social media can play a crucial role in rapidly disseminating vital information. But there is also a risk that false or outdated facts are spread, causing unwarranted fear or panic. In a new study, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2022
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Despite much rhetoric and progress on paper, the UK remains a safe haven for dirty money, a great deal of which comes from Russia and Eurasia. Failure to tackle this thriving billion-dollar industry is "materially and ...
Economics & Business
Dec 9, 2021
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Microbes regulate soil carbon and nutrients cycles in terrestrial ecosystems through impacting the decomposition and incorporation of organic matter in soils. While, soil microbial communities are profoundly affected by changes ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2021
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