A new study has developed a method to determine the life expectancy and maximum lifespan of wild animal populations.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2020
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If you're a woman in your 20s or 30s, particularly if you're in a long-term relationship, you've probably been asked when you're going to have children. In the UK and many other countries, there is a clear societal expectation ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Muscles, particularly skeletal muscles, play an essential role in the motor function and homeostasis of the whole body. The muscle mass enlarges and shrinks depending on environmental factors, such as aging, nutrition, and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 10, 2023
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It is widely believed that China's socialist economy had relatively high rates of extreme poverty, while the capitalist reforms of the 1980s and 1990s delivered rapid progress, with extreme poverty declining from 88% in 1981 ...
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2023
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Countries with high levels of human well-being are more likely to show increasing forest growth. That's the finding of a new study by a group of Finnish scientists, published in PLOS ONE. Their work shows that countries exhibiting ...
Environment
May 15, 2018
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It has become an article of faith among many economists that China's pro-market reforms of the 1980s and 1990s ushered in a sustained reduction in poverty.
Economics & Business
Jan 8, 2024
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German engineering and technology giant Siemens warned Wednesday that full-year profits would fall short of original targets following a difficult second quarter.
Business
Apr 25, 2012
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India's Infosys Technologies said Wednesday its consolidated net profit for the fiscal fourth-quarter rose 29 percent from a year earlier, but fell sequentially due to the global slowdown.
Business
Apr 15, 2009
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Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit last quarter rose 53 percent over a year earlier, outpacing expectations for what's normally a slow time for consumer electronics sales.
Business
Apr 5, 2013
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With 19 months to go until the deadline for a new, global pact on climate change, the United States' top negotiator cautioned Thursday against unrealistic expectations, saying the deal "won't be perfect".
Environment
May 22, 2014
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