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Arctic permafrost runoff driven by climate change
Streamflow gages (observed, n = 74) by permafrost coverage percentages with infilled gages (n = 55, open circles), and GloFAS v3.1 watersheds (gray circles, n = 958) shown over (Obu et al., 2019) permafrost zones for North America. Credit: Frontiers in Water (2023). DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2023.1099660
Rising temperatures and changes in precipitation are driving increases to streamflow in areas of high-latitude North America where…
Policymakers should consider animal welfare in decisions, research suggests
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Incorporating animal welfare into policymaking may improve policy and practice, according to Rutgers research.
The article, published in Science, notes that animal welfare rarely is considered during policymaking, explains why current tools make it difficult to incorporate the well-being of animals…
‘Shark Tank’ data reveals women are less likely to get funding when pitching innovative ideas to investors
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Women pursuing revolutionary business ventures are less likely to be funded because of investors' unconscious bias against female entrepreneurs, according to a study by Northeastern University researchers that included an examination of "Shark Tank" episodes.
Novelty is vital to entrepreneurship.…
Researchers calculate economic value of temporary carbon reduction with ‘social value of offsets’ formula
The effect of an offset on warming. Credit: Nature (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06153-x
A new study identifies how to calculate the economic value of temporarily reducing carbon emissions through carbon offsetting.
The social value of offsets (SVO) is an economic framework that will help policymakers calculate how much carbon…
Africa’s linguistic diversity goes largely unnoticed in research on multilingualism, study finds
The African continent is home to some of the world’s most multilingual societies. Credit: Roxane 134/Shutterstock
Language is a uniquely human skill. That's why studying how people learn and use language is crucial to understanding what it means to be human. Given that most people in the world—an estimated 60%—are multilingual, meaning that they know and use more than one language, a researcher who aims to understand language…
Chandrayaan-3 to Launch on July 14, Soft Landing Expected on August 23 or 24
The Indian Space Research Organisation announced on Thursday that the Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to be launched at 2.35 pm on July 14, with the lander expected to soft-land on the surface of the Moon on August 23 or 24. Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface.The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which will be launched by LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-III) (earlier referred as GSLV Mk III), is a composite of three modules --…
Tombs rich in artifacts discovered by Swedish expedition in Cyprus
One of the skeletons with tomb gifts (c. 1350 BCE). Credit: P.M. Fischer
An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus. They rank among the richest ever found in the Mediterranean region. The precious tomb artifacts indicate that their occupants ruled the city, which was a center for the copper trade in the period…
International team studies evolution of the commons as a business model
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A team led by Jinhyo Yun, Principal Researcher of the Division of Electronics and Information System, of the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) have published "Evolution of the Commons as a Business Model," a study jointly conducted with the research team at the University of Naples Federico II, in the journal European Planning Studies.…
Evidence found of giant rock slide in Himalayas during medieval times
Elements for reconstructing the volume of collapsed rockslide material in the Sabche cirque and the initial rockslide failure surface. Maps of the base (a) and top (b) of the rock-avalanche brecciated deposits, including the interpolation constraints, and present-day residual thickness of the breccia deposits (c). d, Sabche rockslide scar identification from the transverse curvature (m−1) computed from the high-resolution (2-m pixel) topography. The…
Research suggests magma of the early Earth was highly oxidizing
The bright area at the center of the image shows quenched metallic melt and the surrounding grey area indicates quenched silicate melt. The sample was encapsulated into a graphite capsule, which is transformed into diamond during heating experiments. Credit: Geodynamics Research Center, Ehime University
Understanding the atmosphere and surface environment of the early Earth, especially before the origin of life, is a key to…