The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom.
Social Sciences
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COVID-19 to cause record emissions fall in 2020: IEA
COVID-19 is expected to cause global energy emissions to fall a record eight percent this year due to an unprecedented drop in demand for coal, oil and gas, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.
Environment
Apr 30, 2020
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Engineered microbes can produce biodegradable plastics at lower cost and environmental impact than plant-based plastics
If you look up from your screen and glance around you, it's nearly certain that there will be something made of synthetic plastic within arm's reach (maybe even the clothing you're wearing). Humans have only been manufacturing ...
Biochemistry
Apr 23, 2020
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How kudzu became the 'bad seed' of the plant world
Under different circumstances, kudzu might be heralded for its utility—its leaves ideal for grazing cattle, its root a treatment for stomach upset. Instead, the climbing and coiling perennial vine is almost universally ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2020
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How the Cold War is helping the biggest fish in the sea
It might surprise you to learn that nuclear bomb tests during the Cold War are now helping conserve whale sharks, the largest living fish.
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2020
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Coronavirus: Strategic National Stockpile was ready, but not for this
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, Americans have been hearing a lot about an obscure but vast federal trove of emergency supplies, the Strategic National Stockpile.
Political science
Apr 3, 2020
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Five questions on how coronavirus will impact the global supply chain
With fears about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) impacting the economy and global supply chains, we spoke to Nick Vyas, executive director of the Center for Global Supply Chain Management at the USC Marshall School of Business. ...
Economics & Business
Mar 13, 2020
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Between bondage and freedom: Life in Civil War refugee camps
Research by assistant professor of history Abigail Cooper into the refugee camps set up for African Americans during the Civil War has revealed stories of courage and bravery and a new understanding of how blacks built a ...
Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2020
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Researcher finds a mathematical pattern in human conflict using data science
A Columbian College of Arts and Sciences professor used computational modeling to prove that human conflicts throughout history have a hidden pattern—a breakthrough that came to him while watching his son play video games.
Mathematics
Feb 13, 2020
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Did a volcanic eruption in Indonesia really lead to the creation of Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein tells the tale of a monster created by an obsessed scientist. Since its inception in 1816, the story has haunted scientists, warning against the worst excesses of scientific misadventure and technological ...
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