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Mapping the conflict between farming and biodiversity

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...by Norwegian University of Science and Technology The map shows the land use and conservation priority index for major agricultural commodities.... ...Hoang et al. 2023 It's well known that producing foods such as beef can have an outsized footprint when it comes to carbon emissions.... ..."Food production remains the main cause of biodiversity loss," said Keiichiro Kanemoto, an associate professor at the Research Institute for Humanity... ...NILU and a research professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Industrial Ecology Program who was also a co-author...

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New-look infrared lens shines a light on future technology and manufacturing

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..."The material combines high performance, low cost and efficient manufacturing," says Ph.D. candidate Sam Tonkin, first author in a new article in... ...Advanced Optical Materials (2023). 10.1002/adom.202300058 Researchers at Flinders University have discovered a new low-cost material that can be...

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Vehicle stop study illuminates importance of officer's first words

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...An assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, Rho is the lead author of a new research paper that illustrates how a law enforcement... ..., who leads the Society, AI, and Language (SAIL) research lab at Virginia Tech.... ...behavior and psychology, and Dan Jurafsky, a professor of computer science and linguistics.... ...Rho began this research as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, working alongside Jennifer Eberdhardt, a professor of organizational...

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What mungee, the world's largest mistletoe, can teach us about ...

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...What mungee, the world's largest mistletoe, can teach us about treading lightly by Alison Lullfitz, Jessikah Woods, Lynette Knapp, Shandell Cummings... ...Hopper , The Conversation Noongar Country of southwestern Australia is home to the world's largest parasitic plant, a mighty mistletoe that blooms... ...Nuytsia floribunda is widespread across Noongar Country (Boodja) and known to most Noongar as moodjar.... ...Senior elder Lynette describes mungee as her teacher, providing guidance on how to exist in Merningar Boodja....

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Even lawyers don't like legalese: Study

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...A new MIT study reveals that the lawyers who produce these documents don't like them very much either.... ...topic as a student at Harvard Law School, joined Gibson's lab as a research assistant and then a Ph.D.... ...Frank Mollica, a former visiting researcher at MIT who is now a lecturer in computational cognitive science at the University of Edinburgh, is also...

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What happens when conflicting priorities collide and potentially compromise trees, woodland and forests?...

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...The is according to Wayne Twine, Associate Professor in the Wits School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences and Director of the Wits Rural... ...Deryn Graham asked an environmental ecologist, an environmental lawyer, a social ecologist, and an accountant what happens when conflicting priorities... ...While burning fuelwood is not desirable, Twine believes that it will remain an important part of the energy mix in South Africa for probably the... ...This equates to a saving of approximately R200 million per year in energy generating costs for Eskom....

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Extreme heat events, high ambient temperatures, human morbidity and mortality in Africa: Review

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...According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), health is one of the areas on which increasing temperatures in Africa will impact... ...by Marcia Zali , Wits University Continued extreme heat exposure is affecting the health of vulnerable groups in communities.... ...Research Professor at the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI), Matthew Chersich, says that scientists have observed concerning... ...Due to these temperatures, excess deaths and hospitalizations have increased over the years, with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) reporting...

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Australian shelters, pounds kill 50,000 healthy cats and kittens a year: Research suggests there's a way to prevent it...

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...Research suggests there's a way to prevent it by Jacquie Rand and John Morton , The Conversation More than one in four cats and kittens entering... ...One in four council pounds in New South Wales and Victoria killed a staggering 67-100%.... ...In contrast, Hume, Hobsons Bay and Merri-bek councils in Victoria have rejected mandatory containment....

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One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone

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...UF astronomy professor Sarah Ballard and doctoral student Sheila Sagear published their findings the week of May 29 in the Proceedings of the National... ...More information: Sagear, Sheila, The orbital eccentricity distribution of planets orbiting M dwarfs, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...

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Generation X women experience age in seven ways, study finds

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...Generation X women experience age in seven different ways according to a new study by Nottingham Business School (NBS), part of Nottingham Trent ... ...University.... ...Sharon-Marie Gillooley, principal lecturer in Marketing at NBS and research lead, said, "It's becoming increasingly difficult to pin down the age... ...More information: Sharon-Marie Gillooley et al, The self-perceived age of GenX women: prioritising female subjective age identity in marketing, European...



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