At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mining giant Vale shut down its Voisey's Bay mine for three months to protect the health and well-being of its employees and the nearby Nunatsiavut Inuit communities.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2022
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A newly opened database launched by researchers at the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at Princeton shows the dramatic rise in the number of self-identifying LGBTQI+ people serving in public office around ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2022
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Zimbabwe is the largest tobacco producer in Africa and in 2018, the crop accounted for about 10% of the country's gross domestic product. Zimbabwe's hopes to become an upper middle-income economy by 2030, therefore, depend ...
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2022
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Nearly 70 years ago—in its 1954 Brown v. Board decision—the Supreme Court framed racial segregation as the cause of educational inequality. It did not, however, challenge the lengths to which states went to ensure the ...
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2022
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Surveys on Michigan's lakes and streams are underway in parts of the state, all part of the state's annual effort to collect data to best manage fishery resources.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2022
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They strut through grassy knolls, preen their feathers and bathe in Central Park's water fountain, all while leaving behind piles of poop—some 176 pounds' worth a day, to be exact.
Ecology
Apr 14, 2022
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Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region.
Ecology
Apr 14, 2022
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A fungus that has killed millions of bats nationwide has been found in Louisiana, but no bats in the state have been sickened by it so far.
Ecology
Apr 5, 2022
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NASA looked to complete its Artemis moon rocket tanking test at Kennedy Space Center after an issue forced a scrub on Sunday, but a new valve issue forced mission managers to call it off again.
Space Exploration
Apr 5, 2022
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It's a major source of California's water supply and a vital habitat for fish, migratory birds and other species.
Environment
Apr 4, 2022
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