A survey of farmers in four Northeast states, including New York, found that incentive payments encouraged participants to plant twice as many acres of cover crops as they did prior to receiving funds—a change that can ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2023
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A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that nearly half of the drinking water in the United States is contaminated with "forever chemicals," the per- and polyfluoroakyl substances known as PFAS that can cause ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2023
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Tap water in urban areas of Southern and Central California appears more likely to be contaminated by PFAS "forever chemicals" than drinking water in many other regions of the nation, although rural Californians are far less ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2023
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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a sudden disruption of everyday life. While many things are back to the way they were before, one change has proven harder to reverse: working from home.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2023
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Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains "forever chemicals" that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday.
Environment
Jul 6, 2023
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Like many countries on the African continent, Kenya's population is growing—fast. The country's population was 8.1 million in 1963; today it stands at about 55 million people. More people have moved into urban areas too. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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More than 6% of the U.K. population aged 16 and over—that is one in 15—changed their reported sexual identity over a six-year period, according to new research led by Lancaster University.
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2023
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Firearm sales increased to approximately 2.5 million in March 2020, an estimated 85% increase compared to March 2019. Firearm-related injuries and deaths also increased during the pandemic. What drove people to purchase firearms ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2023
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When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March of 2020, Northwestern University political scientist James Druckman was exchanging emails with a small group of social scientists from Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers about how ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2023
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A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India Tuesday night, with the United States Geological Survey putting the magnitude at 6.5.
Environment
Mar 21, 2023
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