Atlantic bluefin tuna used to be caught only relatively rarely, mainly by sports fishermen in North America. But this all changed in the 1950s when consumers of sushi, particularly in Japan, developed more of a taste for ...
Ecology
Nov 1, 2023
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One West Virginia University researcher is working to protect the communities and economies often affected when companies move in to harness a region's natural resources.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2023
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While people think similarly about natural hazards and natural disasters, they might act quite differently about each, concludes a study by New Zealand researchers: Dr. Lauren J. Vinnell (Massey University, Wellington), Professor ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2023
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Women perform between three and seven times more caregiving tasks than men in the global south. These include household domestic work and largely focus on caring for children.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
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Jeri Fry was six years old when she toured the uranium mill outside town where her dad worked.
Environment
Oct 26, 2023
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In a several-round-long crowdfunding initiative, the employees of Siemens AG not only had the opportunity to present their own ideas on an in-house online platform; in the role of investors, they were also able to choose ...
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2023
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The American residential lawn is, for many, an iconic landscape and about half of homeowners in the U.S. use fertilizer to keep their yards green and lush. Some proportion of the nitrogen in this fertilizer enters the broader ...
Environment
Oct 18, 2023
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Genetically modified (GM) crops may be controversial, but similar processes happen naturally with wild plants. However, scientists have long been puzzled about how these processes happen. Our recent study may help researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2023
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A study by the University of Cordoba confirms that soil properties are only altered slightly, or even improved, in the short term after controlled burning
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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The visuals accompanying climate change are hard to ignore: communities engulfed in flames, neighborhoods submerged by floods, habitats like coral reefs—once teeming with life and vibrance—now bleached, brittle and barren.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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