Contrary to common perception, special interest groups are not responsible for the partisan division in Congress - and often join bipartisan coalitions to support legislation, according to a Michigan State University political ...
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2009
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If you ask American voters what their top issues are, most will point to kitchen-table issues like the economy, inflation, crime, health care or education.
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2024
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Researchers from the John Innes Centre and the Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology are calling for biofortification to play an integrated role in national and international food strategies to relieve the global ...
Ecology
Jan 4, 2024
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The earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria in early February 2023 have killed at least 47,000 people and disrupted everyday life for some 26 million more.
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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While we think of carbon emissions coming from manufacturing and agriculture, we don't often think of those arising from health care. In Australia, health care is responsible for 7% of national carbon emissions, while globally, ...
Environment
Aug 3, 2022
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Achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture are key to reaching one of the United Nations' most critical Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger.
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2022
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With climate change, plastic pollution and a potential sixth mass extinction, humanity has made some incredible messes in the world.
Environment
Apr 21, 2022
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A strong majority of American adults over 50—including the 37% of older adults who own guns or live with someone who does—supports specific steps that could reduce the risk of firearm injury and death, a new national ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2022
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Valley fever is a dangerous threat to human health—and cases are on the rise in the arid southwestern United States, as wind from increasing dust storms can transport the fungal spores that cause the disease. Valley fever ...
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2021
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A University of Oregon doctoral student is exploring how technological infrastructure located on the ocean floor, particularly submarine internet cables, has influenced people's lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Earth Sciences
May 14, 2020
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