U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to keep federal protections in place for the snow-loving Canada lynx, under a court settlement approved Monday by a judge in Montana.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2021
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How should we relate to the traditional historiography on ancient Sicily? The prevailing view has been that the indigenous population had neither territory, power nor economic resources. But with the aid of interdisciplinary ...
Archaeology
Sep 28, 2021
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The so-far successful battle this month in California to save the world's biggest trees from ever-worsening forest blazes seems to offer an important lesson: You can fight fire with fire.
Environment
Sep 26, 2021
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A research team from the University of Bern has managed to precisely date pile dwellings on the banks of Lake Ohrid in the south-western Balkans for the first time: they came into being in the middle of the 5th millennium ...
Archaeology
Sep 1, 2021
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The flimsy planes tethered to metal drums to prevent them from accidentally becoming airborne are unlikely weapons in Kenya's fight to protect threatened species as it conducts its first national wildlife census.
Ecology
Aug 5, 2021
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The looting of businesses, shopping centers and warehouses in South Africa over the past week, particularly in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, has taken place at an unprecedented scale. It has affected both poor ...
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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Monash University researchers have validated a way to successfully detect a diverse range of bacteria (pathogens) that cause diarrhoeal disease in informal settlements.
Environment
May 14, 2021
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Research has shed new light on the impact of humans on Earth's biodiversity. The findings suggest that the rate of change in an ecosystem's plant-life increases significantly during the years following human settlement, with ...
Ecology
Apr 29, 2021
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In August of 2009, typhoon Morakot passed over Taiwan, triggering over 22,000 landslides and adding another chapter to the forced migration of indigenous settlements in the mountainous areas. A new study recently published ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2021
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It is no joke that New South Wales residents are in the midst of their fourth "one in 100 year" event since January 2020. Much of the Australian east coast continues to experience heavy rainfall, strong winds and abnormally ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2021
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