From record droughts to catastrophic floods, the world's worst climate hotspots are seeing a surge in acute hunger, according to an Oxfam report that called on rich nations to drastically cut their emissions and compensate ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2022
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More than 1.1 billion people live in Sub-Saharan Africa today, and this number is expected to double by 2050. Yet many governments in the region struggle with providing sufficient schools, hospitals, food and clean water ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2022
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Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries—threatening to reverse decades of progress, Cornell University research finds.
Environment
Jul 25, 2022
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School reform is a challenge faced by nations around the world, each taking their own approach to improve the quality of education within their borders. A new book explores how nine countries address the issue of educational ...
Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2022
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By now, most Americans have felt the effects of global crises on their grocery bills. Recent research published in the journal Nature Food has found this to be a worldwide phenomenon. As part of a project called Food Prices ...
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic will further derail the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the next five years without concerted action, warn international scientists.
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2022
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One consequence of the meteoric rise in the price of fossil gas has been that cooking meals is now much more expensive. In the U.K., food bank users declined potatoes as they couldn't afford to boil them. In Germany, increased ...
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2022
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About 45 million Americans are immigrants, a near-record 14% of the population. Among them are, according to government estimates, 11.4 million who are undocumented.
Social Sciences
May 17, 2022
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In this week's Nature Food, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers find that imports from high-income countries benefit biodiversity in low-income countries.
Ecology
May 12, 2022
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A leading report into gender parity in education has found a complete lack of data on science education from low-income countries, exacerbating a situation where pockets of "extreme exclusion" still exist.
Social Sciences
May 11, 2022
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