Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed—and industrial agriculture are the main culprit. That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in September..
Ecology
Jan 4, 2024
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Statistical methods can evaluate whether pivotal military events, like the Battle of Jutland, American involvement in the Vietnam war or the nuclear arms race, could've turned out otherwise, according to a new book.
Mathematics
Aug 30, 2023
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Prior to the First World War, sprawling European empires collectively controlled roughly 80% of Earth's landmass. Following WWII, that percentage drastically shrank, as colonies and occupied territories successfully vied ...
Ecology
Jun 1, 2022
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine, we keep hearing that this war is like no other; because Ukrainians have cellphones and access to social media platforms, the traditional control of information and propaganda cannot work and ...
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2022
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From wars, to terrorist attacks, to revolutions, our perceptions of major world events are strongly influenced by the images we see from the ground.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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As news of the pandemic began circulating, Canadians hurried to grocery stores, laying in supplies for the upcoming crisis. By mid-March, experts had begun warning against hoarding. There is plenty of food in our supply chain, ...
Social Sciences
May 12, 2020
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The dangers to public health during the COVID-19 pandemic are terrifying, so it's not surprising governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to curb its spread, including closing borders to non-nationals.
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2020
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The world's last passenger pigeons perished a century ago. But a Santa Cruz, Calif.-based research project could send them flocking into the skies again, using genetic engineering to restore the once-abundant species and ...
Ecology
Jun 5, 2013
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A polar explorer who famously retraced Douglas Mawson's Antarctic trek has launched an ambitious new challenge—recreating Ernest Shackleton's perilous crossing of the Southern Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2012
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A protein that controls how the deadly plant poison and bioweapon ricin kills has finally been identified by a team of Austrian researchers in a new study. With a combination of stem cell biology and modern screening methods, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2011
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