In a recent article here at ScienceNordic & Forskerzonen, we argued that this year's U.N. initiative International Year of Indigenous Languages is urgently needed in light of the global decline of minority and indigenous ...
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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Temperatures are rising faster in the Arctic than any other place on Earth. If these changes continue, it is likely that the unique and diverse Arctic tundra will change into a more uniform vegetation dominated by shrubs.
Environment
Jan 8, 2019
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The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture.
Archaeology
Dec 18, 2018
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Record breaking heat waves, severe hurricanes, forest fires, and floods. The weather made the headlines right across the world in 2018.
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2018
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British journalist James O'Malley was on the Beijing-Shanghai bullet train last month when he heard a disturbing announcement.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2018
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Damp cellar. Old socks. Rotten eggs. Steamy cow dung.
Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2018
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The recent IPCC report has made it clear that we need to change our energy supply from fossils to renewable energy if we want to avoid catastrophic climate change. This transition has to happen now and it has to happen fast.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 26, 2018
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In the shadowy regions of black holes two fundamental theories describing our world collide. Can these problems be resolved and do black holes really exist? First, we may have to see one and scientists are trying to do just ...
Astronomy
Nov 22, 2018
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Scientists are increasingly interested in the prospect of solving a range of fundamental problems facing our civilisation by designing and reconstructing organisms.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2018
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The end of August traditionally marks the end of the melt season for the Greenland ice sheet as it shifts from mostly melting to mostly gaining snow.
Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2018
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