Countries reached a historic deal on Monday to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems, in what the UN chief hailed as "a peace pact with nature."
Ecology
Dec 19, 2022
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A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Center National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet's surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday. ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 16, 2022
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The climate crisis challenges our water supply in many ways, from deadly hurricanes to widespread and severe droughts. To combat water scarcity, neighborhoods and communities must reconsider the design of their wastewater ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2022
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The term "late capitalism" seems to be everywhere as a trending meme—often used as a kind of shorthand to illustrate the absurdities of certain free market economies.
Economics & Business
Dec 8, 2022
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Many countries have had to navigate the balancing act of keeping the economy alive versus protecting citizens from COVID in recent years. In China, patience with its zero-COVID policy—one of the world's toughest strategies ...
Economics & Business
Dec 7, 2022
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Improvements in living standards over generations have been taken for granted in recent history, but these days young people are looking worse off than their parents in one major area: wealth.
Economics & Business
Dec 5, 2022
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The University of Luxembourg's Department of Social Sciences contributed to a large-scale replication study that aimed to understand the role of decisions that scientists make during the research process. Published in the ...
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2022
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Every November the United Nations marks a 16-day campaign against gender-based violence. It begins on Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day. This ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2022
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Homelessness is an increasing problem across the developed world, and existing policy responses are failing to make an impact. In Australia, for instance, homelessness has increased despite growing investment in (predominantly ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2022
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Following a record-breaking drought over the summer, China is on the brink of a water catastrophe that could have devastating consequences for global food security, energy markets and supply chains, according to a report ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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