Wildfire evacuations: How our diverse experiences can strengthen disaster response
Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
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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Italian officials have provided an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the University of South Florida access to the remains of individuals who died from the Black Death, a plague that killed millions of people in ...
Archaeology
Jul 19, 2023
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Assessing a number of elements, whether individuals in a group, twigs in a nest, or fruit on a branch, is an essential skill in many animals. But the neural circuits on which it is based are still poorly understood.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2023
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Scent marking is a communication strategy for many mammals. These scent marks provide key information about the animals that leave them, with those animals that detect them often changing their behavior in response to them.
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2023
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Youth in the United States are targets of cross-platform digital abuse from peers, strangers, offline acquaintances and even relatives, with threats ranging from harassment and sexual violence to financial fraud, according ...
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2023
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Across the arid landscape of northern Kenya, roadside signs proclaim projects aimed at creating "resilience" among pastoralist communities. This is a region where frequent droughts, animal disease, insecurity and structural ...
Environment
Mar 22, 2023
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"Going together" sounds like a romantic term from yesteryear. Today's young people have a newer label: the "talking stage." It happens between being introduced to someone and officially dating, and it can involve talking ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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A new study shows that sparrows with more opposite-sex friends contribute more to the gene pool, but 'average' friendliness wins out in the long term.
Evolution
Mar 9, 2023
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Kris Marsh is tired of being asked: "Why are you single?"
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2023
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Respect for human rights is one of the central goals of democracies. Wars and displacement, however, continue to pose major challenges to these universal rights, as Russia's current war in Ukraine or the "refugee crisis" ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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