A pair of civil rights researchers with the University of California has found evidence suggesting that ceasing one practice that violated citizen rights in Chicago may have led to the initiation of another. In their paper ...
India's sun-monitoring spacecraft has crossed a landmark point on its journey to escape "the sphere of Earth's influence", its space agency said, days after the disappointment of its moon rover failing to awaken.
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2023
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Decarbonization of national economies will be key to achieving global net-zero emissions by 2050, a major stepping stone to the Paris Agreement's long-term goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (and ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2023
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New court actions upholding climate stability as a protected right are needed to break the climate change impasse, an Oregon State University economist concludes in a new paper in PLOS Climate.
Environment
Sep 20, 2023
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According to a study published in PLOS ONE, 72% of cetacean and pinniped stocks managed under U.S. jurisdiction are highly or very highly vulnerable to climate change. The research was led by Matthew D. Lettrich at NOAA Fisheries, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2023
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Most of Earth's near-surface permafrost could be gone by 2100, an international team of scientists has concluded after comparing current climate trends to the planet's climate 3 million years ago.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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Farmers across the United States will be able to monitor their crops in real time, thanks to a novel algorithm from researchers in South Dakota State University's Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 15, 2023
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Counting nose hairs in cadavers, repurposing dead spiders and explaining why scientists lick rocks, are among the winning achievements in this year's Ig Nobels, the prize for humorous scientific feats, organizers announced ...
Other
Sep 15, 2023
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A major new study has revealed that American teenagers are more likely than any other nationality to brag about their math ability.
Mathematics
Sep 14, 2023
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So much for the powerful feminist messaging in the new Barbie movie.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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