Preserving the stars: Light pollution and what you can do about it
Astronomer Carl Sagan famously said that there were more stars in the universe than grains of sand on earth.
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Mar 28, 2023
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Lasers and chemistry reveal how ancient pottery was made, and how an empire functioned
Peru's first great empire, the Wari, stretched for more than a thousand miles over the Andes Mountains and along the coast from 600 to 1000 CE. The pottery they left behind gives archaeologists clues as to how the empire ...
Archaeology
Mar 14, 2023
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Biden officials back Alaska oil project that critics call a climate catastrophe
The Biden administration has decided to authorize a mammoth ConocoPhillips oil project in northwest Alaska, rejecting arguments from environmental activists who insist it will exacerbate climate change, according to people ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2023
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Organizations should change cultures to support excellence and dismantle barriers created by systemic racism: Report
To increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMM fields, higher education institutions and STEMM organizations should go beyond a focus on simply increasing the numeric participation of minoritized racial and ethnic ...
Economics & Business
Feb 14, 2023
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Protecting 30 percent of oceans a huge challenge for the planet
How do we go from protecting eight percent of marine areas to 30 percent in less than 10 years? This question is at the heart of a global forum in Canada this weekend aiming to save marine ecosystems under threat from overfishing, ...
Ecology
Feb 4, 2023
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EPA blocks Alaska mining project in salmon-rich Bristol Bay
US environmental authorities on Tuesday blocked a huge gold and copper mine project in Alaska's pristine salmon-rich Bristol Bay.
Environment
Jan 31, 2023
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Death and dying: How different cultures deal with grief and mourning
Grief is a universal emotion. It's something we all feel, no matter where we come from or what we've been through. Grief comes for us all and as humans who form close relationships with other people, it's hard to avoid.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2023
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How faith can inspire environmental action
It has become clear that meaningful progress on climate change is not going to be achieved by one person or indeed, one government. Coordinated action between governments, industry, local leaders and society is needed urgently. ...
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2023
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New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with 'ecological disaster'
The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.
Environment
Jan 6, 2023
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Biodiversity talks in final days with many issues unresolved
Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world's nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions of dollars to developing countries ...
Environment
Dec 17, 2022
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