With extreme weather and natural disasters surging, experts called Tuesday for more efforts to forecast looming disasters and early action to mitigate their impact.
Environment
Oct 13, 2020
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As the planet continues to warm, people living in the world's most vulnerable regions—like arid or low-lying nations—must contend with the decision to stay in a place where livability is decreasing or leave for countries ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2020
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For many developing countries, it is difficult to break the cycle of corruption on their own. Historically, multinational firms have assumed that they have two options available when dealing with corruption in developing ...
Economics & Business
Oct 01, 2020
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Research by the University of Liverpool sheds new light on the complex relationship between phytoplankton, iron uptake, global warming and fish stocks which is essential in helping policymakers develop effective conservation ...
Ecology
Sep 29, 2020
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Squeezed by lower fuel demand during the pandemic and the rise of renewable energy, the oil industry is staking out a new future for itself in plastics. Instead of powering vehicles or generating electricity, oil companies ...
Environment
Sep 22, 2020
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Around 1 billion people on the planet are infected with parasitic helminths, round worms that live in soil and colonize human guts through dirty water. The helminths owe their ability to survive in the low oxygen environment ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 04, 2020
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Data from the United Nations has shown that inequality in human development between countries has been decreasing at a global level for years. However, new research shows that major differences between regions of individual ...
Economics & Business
Jul 17, 2020
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In 2015, the United Nations established 17 Sustainable Development Goals as "a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all." The goals range from eliminating poverty and hunger to reducing inequality ...
Environment
Jul 15, 2020
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A new study from an international team of researchers has looked at how residents in Vietnam and Kenya perceive those forced to migrate because of extreme climates.
Environment
Jun 30, 2020
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Would you like to be rich? Chances are your answer is: "Yes! Who wouldn't want to be rich?" Clearly, in societies where money can buy almost everything, being rich is generally perceived as something good. It implies more ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2020
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