During extensive wildfires, residents may need to evacuate to stay safe, but knowing when to leave is sometimes unclear. A new study from Lund University in Sweden, among others, shows that people fleeing their homes drive ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2023
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Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the Pacific and elsewhere. Some will be swamped by rising seas. These communities also face more extreme weather, increasingly acidic oceans, coral bleaching ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2023
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Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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Yeast has been used for thousands of years in the production of beer and wine and for adding fluff and flavor to bread. They are nature's tiny factories that can feed on sugars found in fruit and grains and other nutrients—and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2023
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Research conducted by academics from the University of New South Wales' Gonski Institute for Education, in partnership with the University of Canberra and Social Ventures Australia, has identified pathways to better outcomes ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 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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More than half of all people on Earth live in cities, and that share could reach 70% by 2050. But except for public parks, there aren't many models for nature conservation that focus on caring for nature in urban areas.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2023
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Children can act as good friends to their peers who struggle with speaking and communicating, a study shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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In Britain, people imagine poverty as mainly an urban phenomenon. We think of poverty as rundown housing estates or tower blocks, far from the idyllic countryside scenes of shows like Escape to the Country.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing ...
Environment
Mar 3, 2023
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