Imagine this: You take out a mortgage to purchase your dream home. But the rate you were quoted has expired, and when you go to renew it you find there's been a major hike in interest rates. With this new rate, you are no ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2022
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In 2011, the nuclear accident at Fukushima, Japan, resulted in the deposit of radioactive cesium (radiocesium) into habitats in the vicinity. A decade after the accident, researchers from the National Institute of Environmental ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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The nine years spanning 2013-2021 all rank among the 10 hottest on record, according to an annual report a US agency released Thursday, the latest data underscoring the global climate crisis.
Environment
Jan 15, 2022
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Ph.D. students are the future of research, innovation and teaching at universities and beyond—but this future is at risk. There are already indications from previous research that there is a mental health crisis brewing ...
Education
Jan 12, 2022
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The climate crisis has put the end of oil onto the agenda, but achieving that is a colossal task given the world economy's deep dependence on petroleum.
Environment
Dec 26, 2021
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In November, the world's first global citizens' assembly—made up of 100 people chosen by lottery from around the world—declared its recommended responses to the climate crisis at the UN climate conference COP26. Among ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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In a new paper published in Frontiers in Earth Science, researchers investigated how tropical cyclones' destructive power has changed over the eastern and southeastern regions of Asia between 1979 (hereafter) and 2016. They ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2021
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From employee morale to virtual fatigue and people not using their cameras, managers navigated a wide variety of issues when thrust into leading remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economics & Business
Nov 19, 2021
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More than 150 years ago Victorian biologist Charles Darwin made a powerful observation: that a mixture of species planted together often grow more strongly than species planted individually.
Ecology
Nov 5, 2021
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This November, world leaders will meet once again to negotiate and discuss measures to address the global climate crisis. The question is, will COP26 in Glasgow make any difference? A recently published research article identifies ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2021
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