Environmentalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday urged the government to reverse a move to tax rather than forbid poaching, saying the move endangered millions in conservation funds.
Ecology
Jul 23, 2021
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University of California regents on Thursday approved a multiyear plan to raise tuition and fees at the system's 10 campuses.
Education
Jul 22, 2021
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People's personal experiences with nature may work better than dire warnings to motivate environmental action, a new University of Michigan study found.
Ecology
Jun 30, 2021
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On June 25, 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a much-anticipated report on UFOs to Congress. The military has rebranded unidentified flying objects as unidentified aerial phenomena—UAPs—in ...
Other
Jun 30, 2021
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Although the United States is the only wealthy nation that doesn't guarantee paid leave to mothers or fathers after the arrival of a new child, Americans endorse providing paid time off for parents nearly as much as people ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating impacts on economic activity in 2020, but how long will its impact persist, and what will be its long-term impact on the decarbonization of our societies?
Economics & Business
Jun 17, 2021
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The production of chemicals is a cumbersome business. Often, only a small part of what is actually wanted is produced in the factory. The large remainder is unusable—or even worse. Examples? The defoliant "Agent Orange" ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2021
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A new study of dozens of wild fish species commonly consumed in the Peruvian Amazon says that people there could suffer major nutritional shortages if ongoing losses in fish biodiversity continue. Furthermore, the increasing ...
Ecology
May 28, 2021
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When financial misconduct is discovered, the company caught cooking the books suffers a fall in market value, but so do its industry peers, because the accusation triggers investors' perceptions that other companies in the ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2021
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