Parthenon may have been the Fort Knox of ancient Athens
The Parthenon's attic may have been the storage place for ancient Athens' vast cash reserves.
Archaeology
Jul 9, 2015
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Germany turns military bases into rare-bird nature reserves
Germany agreed Thursday to turn more than 60 former military bases into nature preserves, with the aim of creating vast new green oases and sanctuaries for rare species of birds.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2015
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A third of the world's biggest groundwater basins are in distress
Two new studies led by UC Irvine using data from NASA Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites show that civilization is rapidly draining some of its largest groundwater basins, yet there is little to no accurate ...
Environment
Jun 16, 2015
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Coal in the crosshairs in Europe but fuelling emerging markets
Companies, banks and investment funds, primarily European, have been coming out in recent weeks with announcements they will halt investments in coal, a new front in efforts to reduce use of the highly polluting fuel that ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2015
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Study highlights benefits of combining marine reserves with rights-based fisheries management
A new study published in the June 15th Oceanography journal finds that effective fisheries reform strategies are more than a pipe dream: they exist and they work. In fact, rights-based fisheries management can change the ...
Ecology
Jun 5, 2015
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Great Barrier Reef marine reserves combat coral disease
A new and significant role for marine reserves on the Great Barrier Reef has been revealed, with researchers finding the reserves reduce the prevalence of coral diseases.
Environment
Jun 2, 2015
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High finance, high anxiety
Studying events like the 2008 financial crisis in hindsight leads many to ask, "How could they have gotten it so wrong?"
Economics & Business
May 29, 2015
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St. Louis Fed says research section hacked
The St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve Bank has acknowledged that hackers manipulated settings on its website for research data, but that the central bank itself was not compromised.
Security
May 20, 2015
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Genetically isolated sloth bears rely on habitat corridors to connect populations
Habitat connectivity and corridors may play an important role in maintaining gene flow between isolated sloth bear populations in central India, according to a study published May 6, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Ecology
May 6, 2015
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Unforeseen dangers in a global food system
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's claim during a recent blizzard that food delivery bikes were not emergency vehicles caused a small disruption in the City's normally fast, abundant and inexpensive access to nearly any ...
Environment
May 1, 2015
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