Davos 2023 is the World Economic Forum's (WEF) first in-person annual meeting since the start of the COVID pandemic. The yearly gathering sees business, political and civil society leaders convene in the Swiss mountain resort ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2023
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New research reveals that the animals that perceive time the fastest are those that are small, can fly, or are marine predators.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2022
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British Trust of Ornithology researchers call for better monitoring of soil invertebrates after new research, collating 100 years of data, suggests significant and previously undetected declines in UK earthworm abundance ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2022
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"You know what's wrong with scientific power? It's a form of inherited wealth. And you know what assholes congenitally rich people are." That's how author Michael Crichton put it in "Jurassic Park" nearly 30 years ago. The ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2022
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Climate change is an existential threat to human civilization and planetary ecosystems. Yet despite 27 UN Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings that have taken place so far, the international community has been unable ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2022
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Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species have postponed until Friday a vote on whether to approve a proposal to protect sharks, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and often cruel shark fin ...
Ecology
Nov 24, 2022
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The world's largest asset management companies have come out swinging on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, with heavy hitters like BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street declaring their intention to use ...
Economics & Business
Nov 14, 2022
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Cellphones—the ultimate distraction—keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases, it's from parents.
Education
Nov 4, 2022
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Firefighters battling a growing blaze outside Los Angeles were bracing Friday for mudslides and flooding as a storm barrels into burn areas.
Environment
Sep 9, 2022
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Researchers have developed and demonstrated the potential benefit of a simple set of physical gestures that participants in online group video meetings can use to improve their meeting experience. Paul D. Hills of University ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2022
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