COVID-19: The perils of a 'just enough, just in time' food system
Toilet paper shortages, profiteering from hand sanitizer and empty shelves in grocery stores.
Economics & Business
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Systems analysis for a new Arctic
The Arctic region has long been seen as one of the Earth's most remote frontiers. However, the Arctic is changing quickly, which is important in global governance, geopolitics and the global economy. Temperatures have warmed ...
Environment
Feb 17, 2020
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Q&A: How climate change, other factors stoke Australia fires
Australia's unprecedented wildfires are supercharged thanks to climate change, the type of trees catching fire and weather, experts say.
Environment
Jan 3, 2020
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Amazon forest regrowth much slower than previously thought
The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought, a new study shows.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2019
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New research tracing the development of the world's vital non-living nature
The health and wellbeing of humans is underpinned by the natural world. Living nature in the form of ecosystems and biodiversity is the world's life support system. It is crucial, but under threat.
Environment
Dec 10, 2019
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Australia's threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years
Australia's threatened birds declined by nearly 60% on average over 30 years, according to new research that reveals the true impact on native wildlife of habitat loss, introduced pests, and other human-caused pressures.
Ecology
Dec 3, 2019
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11,000 scientists warn: climate change isn't just about temperature
Exactly 40 years ago, a small group of scientists met at the world's first climate conference in Geneva. They raised the alarm about unnerving climate trends.
Environment
Nov 6, 2019
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300-year thinning may have predisposed Antarctic ice shelves to collapse
Ice shelves in the eastern Antarctic Peninsula may have been predisposed to collapse by hundreds years of thinning according to a study in Scientific Reports.
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2019
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September 2019 equal hottest on record: monitor
Last month was the equal hottest September in history, the European Union's satellite monitoring service said Friday, the fourth month in a row with near- or record-breaking temperatures.
Environment
Oct 4, 2019
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Researchers use nanoparticles made by bacteria to fight antibiotic-resistant infections like MRSA
An estimated 700,000 people worldwide die from antibiotic-resistant infections every year, including strains of E. coli, Staphylococcus, and pneumonia. And if current trends continue, some predictions say the annual death ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 19, 2019
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