Due to its economic growth and large population, the People's Republic of China is widely viewed as a rising economic and military superpower. But declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2024
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A paper published Dec. 19 in Oceanography examines whether U.S. ocean science institutions are recruiting and retaining the diverse cadre of talent needed to address climate change, food security, sustainable development, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2024
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As climate change fuels sea level rise, younger people will migrate inland, leaving aging coastal populations—and a host of consequences—in their wake, a study by Florida State University researchers finds.
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Jan 8, 2024
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Life expectancy for people aged over 50 has started to fall, according to new research from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and the International Longevity Center (ILC).
Economics & Business
Dec 22, 2023
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As the climate, demographics and land usage continue to change, tribal communities in Oklahoma are increasingly at risk of severe weather. A recent study led by Yang Hong with the University of Oklahoma examines these changes ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2023
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A team of researchers led by the Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Exposomics at Mount Sinai has developed an innovative web-based tool that provides accessible insights into disparities in exposure ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2023
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and how humans adapt in response. The new model could offer a more realistic ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2023
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China will no longer be the world's most populous nation. India's population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42 billion.
Economics & Business
May 11, 2023
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Experts have long believed that in fast-growing, urban environments, polygamy would disappear. In Bamako, Mali, where the population is nearly 3 million and rapidly growing, and economic incentives to polygamy have faded, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2023
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Research by the Milner Center for Evolution at the University of Bath, U.K., along with colleagues at Universities of Oxford and Aberdeen, finds that trust in scientists has hugely increased overall since the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2023
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