Feral domestic cats are a global threat to biodiversity and were recently named as the biggest threat to endangered Australian mammals.
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2014
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The Japanese government has announced a fresh round of incentives for people to move out of the Tokyo region. From April 2023, families seeking a new life in greener pastures will receive JPY1 million (£6,380), per child. ...
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2023
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Over the past 200 years, the population of the United States has grown more than 40-fold to an estimated 328 million, with 81% of the population living in an urban area. Cities, as we know them, are constantly changing and ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2020
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Urban areas may be at greater risk for precipitation-triggered landslides than rural areas, according to a new study that could help improve landslide predictions and hazard and risk assessments.
Environment
Oct 12, 2021
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For the nearly 35 million Americans who faithfully stock their feeders to attract songbirds, an increasingly common sight is a hawk feeding on the birds being fed.
Ecology
Nov 6, 2018
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Growing up in Delhi, India, Bhartendu Pandey '21 Ph.D. walked miles in his urban neighborhood to get fresh water for his family. The trek took time away from his studies and other activities—a sacrifice that young people ...
Environment
Apr 8, 2022
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A new interactive online tool is set to encourage tree planting initiatives across the UK. It calculates how much pollution would be removed by planting trees in local areas, as well as the corresponding public health cost ...
Environment
Jul 11, 2019
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A team of researchers including University of New Mexico economics professor Andrew Goodkind is addressing the deadly problem of particulate matter air pollution in the U.S. and how to best mitigate it.
Environment
Apr 9, 2019
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Whether it's another language, how you pronounce "pecan," or using the word "y'all" instead of "you guys," where you live has an impact on how you speak.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2023
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By disrupting normal societal activities, such as driving, COVID-19 lockdowns afforded a unique opportunity to study their impacts on the environment. Researchers now report in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology Letters ...
Environment
Nov 23, 2021
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