There is a popular notion abroad that women are not risk takers and their mere presence on a bank board will reduce risky strategies and behaviours.
Economics & Business
Dec 3, 2014
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Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank warned Sunday.
Environment
Nov 23, 2014
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Trust in others and confidence in societal institutions are at their lowest point in over three decades, analyses of national survey data reveal. The findings are forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2014
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The annual mean temperature in the Pacific Northwest has warmed by about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit since the early 20th century – a gradual warming trend that has been accelerating over the past 3-4 decades and is attributed ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 3, 2014
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Republicans search the Net for information about the weather, climate change and global warming during extremely hot or cold spells. Democrats Google these terms when they experience changes in the average temperatures. These ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2014
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A new model analyzing how birds in western North America will respond to climate change suggests that for most species, regional warming is not as likely to influence population trends as will precipitation changes.
Ecology
Jul 11, 2014
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Renewable energy's share of world electricity generation continued its steady climb last year despite a 14 per cent drop in investments to US$214.4 billion, according to a new report released today.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 7, 2014
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University of Twente student Marijn ten Thij has developed a mathematical model that can simulate the emergence of trends via Twitter. This model makes it simpler to understand how trends emerge on Twitter and how they develop ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 24, 2013
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Over the past 23 years, UN scientists have issued progressively stronger assertions about climate change.
Environment
Sep 21, 2013
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From 1975 on, the global surface ocean has shown a pronounced-though wavering-warming trend. Starting in 2004, however, that warming seemed to stall. Researchers measuring the Earth's total energy budget-the balance of sunlight ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 2, 2013
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