New study targets secrets of great entrepreneurial cities
Why storytellers and knowledge makers shape urban vitalityCredit: QUT Media "If you build it, they will come," so says the ...
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Multi-story buildings made of wood sell for 9% more than other construction in Helsinki
Study shows for first time that wood construction is economically feasibleCredit: Hans Koistinen/Metsä Wood Building more homes and buildings with ...
We know the cost of free choice and locality – in physics and not only
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN / Iwona Michniewska Do we have free choice or are our decisions predetermined? Is physical reality ...
Climate policies, transition risk, and financial stability
Credit: Adam Islaam | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) The way in which banks react to climate risks ...
First test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production begins off Puerto Rico
Credit: Loretta Roberson, MBL WOODS HOLE, Mass. and La Parguera, P.R. - A team of researchers led by Loretta Roberson ...
Army Corps of Engineers awards UToledo $1.4-M to develop new methods to combat toxic algae
UToledo researchers are collaborating with municipal water treatment plants in OhioCredit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo The U.S. Army ...
Stanford researchers map how people in cities get a health boost from nature
Credit: Jacob Lund / Shutterstock Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led ...
UM scientist joins team partnering with UN’s initiative to map ungulate migrations
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Celie Intering) MISSOULA - University of Montana Professor Mark Hebblewhite has joined an international team of ...
Rapid lifestyle changes during early COVID-19 pandemic had no impact on climate change
Household carbon footprints did not significantly change during the first state of emergency in JapanCredit: Image by Yin Long, first ...
A surprising discovery: Bats know the speed of sound from birth
Bats' "supersense" of timeCredit: Tel Aviv University A new Tel Aviv University study has revealed, for the first time, that ...
Previously unrecognized tsunami hazard identified in coastal cities
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --A new study found overlooked tsunami hazards related to undersea, near-shore strike-slip ...
2020 Chicago Region Tree Census details benefits, concerns
Research will guide tree planting and care for under-resourced communitiesCredit: The Morton Arboretum LISLE, Ill (April 30, 2021)--Trees provide more ...
BioRescue creates four new northern white rhino embryos
Credit: BioRescue/Rio the photographer This is the most successful series of procedures - from oocyte collection in Kenya to in ...
Energy transition is dominated by myths arising from beliefs in continuous economic growth
The Finnish energy transition is dominated by mental models drawing from competition, hierarchy and continuous economic growthCredit: Riikka Kalmi, University ...
Coral reefs prevent more than $5.3 billion in potential flood damage for US property owners
Credit: Map by Chris Lowrie and Jessica Kendall-Bar Coral reefs provide many services to coastal communities, including critical protection from ...
Channel migration plays leading role in river network evolution, study finds
Credit: Graphic courtesy Jeffrey Kwang A new study by former University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate student Jeffrey Kwang, now at ...
Bottom-up is the way forward for nitrogen reduction at institutions
Credit: Marine Biological Laboratory WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nitrogen is an element basic for life -- plants need it, animals ...
Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections
Credit: Benjamin Lecomte New research suggests Ireland's increasing populations of Sika deer may be linked to local outbreaks of TB ...
A diversity of wildlife is good for our health
To prevent future pandemics, we must restore and protect natureCredit: Ali Rajabali / Flickr A growing body of evidence suggests ...
Radical proposal to save the planet from disaster
Transformed universities help transform the worldCredit: World Scientific At present universities are devoted to the acquisition of specialized knowledge and ...