“Stark warning”: Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic
Eminent scientists warn that key ecosystems around Australia and Antarctica are collapsing, and propose a three-step framework to combat irreversible
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Republican and Democratic voters agree on one thing–the need for generous COVID-19 relief
Yet, Bright Line Watch finds strong partisan divides over election and impeachment.
Read moreWas ‘science’ really on the 2020 ballot?
The lead-up to and outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election led prominent scientific leaders and politicians to declare that
Read moreThe MIT Press and Harvard Law School launch the American Journal of Law and Equality
The new journal will focus on issues of inequality in the law
Read moreA tangled food web
Trophic levels are an ‘insufficient’ measure of sustainability for today’s aquaculture policy
Read moreHuge gaps in UK regulation exist following transition from EU, new academic report finds
UK was ill-prepared for the transition of regulation from the EU and still does not have the infrastructure in place
Read moreWhat might sheep and driverless cars have in common? Following the herd
Researchers show how social component of moral decision-making can influence programming of autonomous vehicles and other technologies
Read moreStudy uncovers flaws in process for maintaining state voter rolls
States regularly use administrative records, such as motor-vehicle data, in determining whether people have moved to prune their voter rolls.
Read moreLosing Obamacare protections during pandemic could increase health disparities
If Affordable Care Act protections for pre-existing condition coverage are no longer available, the coronavirus pandemic would leave many Americans – a disproportionate number of whom are people of color – without health insurance, a new Oregon Health & Science University study indicates.
Read moreAncestry estimation perpetuates racism, white supremacy
BINGHAMTON, NY — Ancestry estimation — a method used by forensic anthropologists to determine ancestral origin by analyzing bone structures
Read moreDiabetes patients use of mobile health app found to improve health outcomes, lower medical costs
Emerging smart mobile health (or mHealth) technologies are changing the way patients track information related to diagnosed conditions. A new
Read moreThe risks of communicating extreme climate forecasts
For decades, climate change researchers and activists have used dramatic forecasts to attempt to influence public perception of the problem
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