Too hungry to learn — new research provides food for thought
Food insecurity -- that is, limited access to sufficient safe and nutritious food at home -- negatively impacts on the ...
Tag: Socioeconomics
The carbon offset market: Leveraging forest carbon’s value in the Brazilian Amazon
A government-run program implements a new model for carbon credits As companies seek and are required to reduce their greenhouse ...
Job indicators drop slightly again for Americans with disabilities
nTIDE March 2019 Jobs Report: Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report -- Monthly Update -- featuring Rooted ...
Evolutionary changes played a crucial role in industrialization, study finds
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32 million funding boost for Smart Cities research in Tallinn and Helsinki
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Poverty leaves a mark on our genes
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Living near protected areas can have positive impacts on human well-being
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Dermatology students improve Wikipedia entries on skin disease
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‘NarcoLogic’ computer model shows unintended consequences of cocaine interdiction
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Efforts to curtail the flow of cocaine into the United States from South America have made drug ...
Team models cocaine trafficking response to counternarcotic efforts
Credit: Sara Santiago For five decades, the U.S. government's mission to intercept or seize cocaine and other drugs entering the ...
More children for the high educated: Broadband Internet creates a digital fertility divide
When broadband comes to town, flexible work is boosted and work-life balance improves for educated women, who can choose to ...
Research connects big data marketing tools, land conservation
The same data used by digital marketers to sell products can also help inspire conservation behaviors. The same data used ...
Be the change you want to see in the world
How individuals can help save the planet from climate catastrophe with a guiding handCredit: HOPE Project Individuals have as big ...
Pregnant women with long commutes to work at increased risk for adverse birth outcomes
First study of the infant health impacts of maternal stress caused by long-distance commuting finds that each increase of 10 ...
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