The Congo Basin is an unruly ribbon of tropical forest: Over a million square miles spanning six countries in Central Africa, running inward along the equator from the continent's western coast. It is the second-largest contiguous ...
Ecology
Dec 10, 2014
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world that our supply chains are fragile and vulnerable to disruptions. Panic-buying and product hoarding, like the irrational run on toilet paper in the early stages of pandemic, cause ...
Economics & Business
Nov 24, 2021
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Replacing more car trips with bike trips can be a great way to reduce carbon emissions, but biking can be tough if you have physical limitations, have a long way to travel or just don't want to get sweaty on your way to work. ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2022
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In a new report, researchers at Ivey Business School offer evidence-based research, best practices, and critical recommendations for farming that supports ecosystems through natural agricultural principles, a method known ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2024
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Professor Sophie Harman from Queen Mary's School of Politics and International Relations was one of the lead authors on a major new report from U.N. Women, the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and ...
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2020
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The global transition to a carbon-neutral economy will cause economic disruption reminiscent of the energy crisis of the 1970s, according to a paper by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Economics & Business
Aug 19, 2021
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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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Worrying about an upcoming test or feeling nervous to make a mistake in school is common for many school children. However, for elementary students coming from disadvantaged homes, such academic worry may have a heightened ...
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2022
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South Korea's successful restoration of a wild Asiatic black bear population to Jirisan National Park is a huge conservation success story. But the fortune of this wild population stands in contrast to the plight of more ...
Ecology
Jan 12, 2023
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Blocked from pursuing their careers and left without any source of income. Isolated from friends, coworkers and community. Low credit scores or resumé gaps that dog them for years after the abuse.
Social Sciences
May 8, 2023
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