A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic and genetic information to help authorities quickly identify where the confiscated tusks of African elephants were originally poached.
Ecology
Nov 1, 2019
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Using geographic information systems (GIS) and archaeology to model industrial hazards in postindustrial cities to guide planning and development.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2019
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A researcher at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is examining how the flight routes people take to get to tourist destinations impact the amount of pollution in the air in a newly published study he coauthored ...
Environment
Oct 2, 2019
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Those who boarded slave ships from the Bight of Benin, or the Slave Coast of Africa, lost more than their homes—they lost their identities. New maps of a former kingdom made by a University of Colorado Boulder professor, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2019
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The impacts of climate change are already being felt across the Pacific, considered to be one of the world's most-at-risk regions. Small island developing states are mandated extra support under the Paris Agreement. Many ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2019
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The year 2018 brought particularly devastating natural disasters, including hurricanes, droughts, floods and fires – just the kinds of extreme weather events scientists predict will be exacerbated by climate change.
Environment
Mar 27, 2019
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New technology developed by a Washington State University scientist could help police officers predict where burglaries are likely to occur.
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2019
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a mapping tool that identifies sites for re-establishing oyster reefs that maximize their ecological benefits—such as water filtration. This Geographic Information ...
Ecology
Feb 11, 2019
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Climate change is already affecting many aspects of our everyday lives, including what we eat, where we live and the buildings we inhabit. And dangerous industries that make our way of life possible, such as agriculture, ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2019
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Many post-industrial cities have areas of vacant and derelict land (VDL) which can have negative health and environmental impacts on nearby residents. VDL is located predominantly in poorer neighborhoods, posing a disproportionate ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2018
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