In the past decade, researchers have engineered an array of new tools that control the balance…
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Mapping the 1.6 billion people who live near forests
Global maps of places where people and forests coexist show that an estimated 1.6 billion people…
Bolsonaro's Indigenous land mining policy a billion-dollar backfire
Research has found a proposal to regulate mining of Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could…
Melting glacier floods Arctic coal mine, highlighting climate change irony
On July 26, Svalbard’s only active coal mine, Gruve 7, was reported to be flooded by…
Arctic sea ice is being increasingly melted from below by warming Atlantic water
Each September, scientists like me look out for the point when the Arctic’s meager summer fizzles…
Hot Stuff: Unusual thermal diode rectifies heat in both directions
You can feel it on your laptop and mobile phone. It’s behind your refrigerator and office…
Chimpanzees in volatile habitats evolved to behave more flexibly
One of the reasons humans are so resilient is our ability to mold our behavior to…
Human genetics: A look in the mirror
Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? Throughout the ages,…
Survey explores impact of technology-facilitated abuse
A team from The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and University College London is…
Potential for fisheries co-management shaped by interplay between formal, informal fisheries institutions
Integrating local norms and fishermen’s knowledge into fisheries regulations helps increase trust in fisheries management institutions…