Most Americans are aware that English sounds different throughout the country, and that those regional differences can contribute to widely held stereotypes. But a leading University of Chicago economist has uncovered how ...
Economics & Business
Nov 7, 2019
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Adding plants and trees to the landscapes near factories and other pollution sources could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new research suggests.
Environment
Nov 6, 2019
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Crews fought a pitched battle against the last remaining large wildfire in Southern California as the stubborn flames threatened nearly 2,000 homes and other buildings.
Environment
Nov 3, 2019
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In a neighborhood on the outskirts of Miami, a red-bellied woodpecker made two individual nests in two neighboring dead palm trees. It picked one. A red-masked parakeet moved into the other. Over the summer, they shared alarm ...
Ecology
Oct 29, 2019
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In discussions in Germany on immigrants, particularly eastern Germany is often associated with attacks on foreigners and hate crimes against refugees. Research data and surveys also indicate that prejudices against immigrants ...
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2019
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Population aging projections across the US show a divide between cities and rural areas, which could lead to pockets of vulnerability to climate change.
Environment
Oct 11, 2019
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been offering voluntary buyout programs to homeowners in flood-prone neighborhoods since the 1980s.
Environment
Oct 10, 2019
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Using geographic information systems (GIS) and archaeology to model industrial hazards in postindustrial cities to guide planning and development.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2019
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At Kostas Mouhtaridis' silk factory in Soufli, the non-stop "clunk-click" of the weaving machinery is a loud but welcome sound.
Environment
Sep 29, 2019
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Jo is a teacher in a large primary school in a village in Southeast England. She tells me she is having counseling for depression and has taken time off school because she finds her personal life as a lesbian totally incompatible ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2019
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