As climate change alters rainfall and temperatures, and provokes heat waves and droughts, the quality and quantity of crops suffer. Such changes to yields could significantly jeopardize food security for the world's growing ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2022
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Only about one in three Americans have enough saved for retirement, according to a national survey. But new research from the University of Georgia offers what might be a silver lining to the doom and gloom: Generation X ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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A centerpiece of the typical Australian suburb has been the distinctive green of the traditional lawn bowling club. But despite being an institution for more than 150 years, a new study from UNSW Sydney shows the local "bowlo" ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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"Plant blindness" is caused by a lack of exposure to nature and could be cured by close contact through activities such as wild food foraging, a study shows.
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2022
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In a shallow lake on the outskirts of Mexico City, a handful of farmers still harvest the eggs of an evasive, fingertip-size water bug in a bid to keep alive a culinary tradition dating at least to the Aztec empire.
Ecology
Oct 10, 2022
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A femme fatale who tries to con thousands through her lover's insurance company. Jobless bikers on drug-fueled adventures in New Orleans. People smashing printers at work.
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2022
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Apple, apricot, walnut, pear and plum—some of the most widely consumed temperate fruit and nuts globally—find their origins in the forests of Central Asia. Because of their value for home consumption and sale, they are ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2022
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Should journalists always treat an issue even-handedly? Our research reveals that when it comes to climate change, many Australians would prefer they didn't. For general news, people want news outlets to reflect a range of ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2022
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A survey of public opinion in China conducted by researchers at Rice University, the National University of Singapore and the University of British Columbia shows the country's perceptions of the U.S. plummeted during the ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2022
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Trust in science is rising worldwide, according to a 3M-backed survey released Tuesday, and more people expect it to solve the world's problems.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2022
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