The announcement by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man, and his wife that they will divorce has captivated the imagination—how will they split his giant fortune, estimated at $136 billion?
Business
Jan 11, 2019
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Funding by private foundations is inadvertently changing the international journalism it supports, according to a new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2019
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Cattle burps are the No. 2 source of methane in the U.S., but it's tricky to measure exactly how much methane one cow produces in a day. That's why researchers at the USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory ...
Environment
Jan 10, 2019
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Since electric vehicles use no gasoline, their drivers pay no gasoline tax. And as more people drive EVs, gas-tax revenue for road repairs is dwindling. So how can California and the rest of the country avoid road-funding ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 4, 2019
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Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX plans to raise $500 million to help launch its satellite internet service, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Business
Dec 18, 2018
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Currently only around 2% of the UK's Early Years Education (EYE) workforce are male—a figure that has remained stubbornly resistant to change for several decades.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2018
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Researchers have outlined a plan to detect and report changes in global biodiversity. The monitoring of species traits will improve natural resource management.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2018
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American office space-sharing company WeWork has obtained $3 billion in funding from Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp.
Business
Nov 15, 2018
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In seeking to pinpoint why black or African-American scientists are less likely than their white counterparts to receive National Institutes of Health research funding, a group of researchers has identified early career publications ...
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2018
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There are more gorillas in the mist—a rare conservation success story, scientists say.
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2018
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