Resilience can be interpreted as the comprehensive ability of a system to prepare for, absorb, and recover from external or internal disturbances and shocks. In the context of human mobility, resilience therefore refers to ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2023
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Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts.
Environment
May 21, 2023
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A new academic study examining the actions of Bernie Madoff, the New York banker behind the world's biggest Ponzi fraud, suggests companies do more to root out "corporate psychopaths" within their organizations to prevent ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2023
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In Japan, many municipalities have suffered from population decline due to low birth rates and an aging population. In 2022, the Japanese population over the age of 65 was 36.21 million, accounting for 28.9% of the total ...
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2023
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In the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, scientists have been sounding the alarm about the plight of southern resident orcas. Annual counts show that population numbers, already precarious, have fallen back to mid-1970s ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2023
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A new study published in PeerJ has provided crucial insights into the factors that affect the fertility of the critically endangered kākāpō, a flightless parrot species native to New Zealand.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2023
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A new study from a team at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, explores the use of touchscreen devices in experiments conducted on wild primates, with the aim of reducing the need for captive animals.
Ecology
Jan 16, 2023
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A recent study finds that families with separated parents provide less financial and emotional support to their adult children.
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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For Australians, memories of childhood Christmas often include gifts, prawns and shooing uninvited buzzing guests away from the pavlova.
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2022
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Even though the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, its repercussions will linger long into the future.
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2022
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