The Colorado River's largest reservoirs stand nearly three-quarters empty, and federal officials now say there is a real danger the reservoirs could drop so low that water would no longer flow past Hoover Dam in two years.
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2022
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A bloom of the toxic algae known as red tide continued to plague parts of Southwest Florida's coastline over the past week with fish kills and respiratory irritation.
Ecology
Dec 14, 2022
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Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed by disease, climate change, wildfires and voracious ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2022
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Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2022
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Attempts to stop voters getting to polling stations, increase waiting times to place a ballot or add restrictions on who can vote are becoming issues in democracies around the world.
Political science
Nov 21, 2022
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With the federal government calling for major cuts in water use to address the historic shortage on the Colorado River, the leaders of 30 agencies that supply cities from the Rocky Mountains to Southern California have signed ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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A study of prison rates from Cardiff University's Wales Governance Center reveals massive disparities between England's most deprived areas and its least deprived.
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2022
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Head out of the city and escape to the countryside. Soon, the road narrows, the lights dim and the human settlements get further and further apart. You stop and listen. Silence. Urban sprawl is replaced by fields and farms. ...
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2022
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When people think about making elections secure, they often think about voting machines, cybersecurity and mechanical threats. They don't think about people.
Political science
Nov 8, 2022
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Government efforts to keep registered voters on the rolls when they move from one address to another substantially boost those voters' likelihood of casting a ballot, my research has found.
Political science
Nov 7, 2022
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