Chimpanzees at the crossroads: adapt to living outside protected areas
Research carried out into the impact of changes to chimpanzee habitats found they have adapted to human developments -- including ...
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PSU wins $1 million contract to empower Vietnam’s provincial capacity and performance
PSU's Mark O. Hatfield School of Government will serve as the lead academic partner for a newly awarded USAID Strengthening ...
Professor rethinks living spaces for refugee camps
Credit: Rana Abudayyeh With every touch of a screen, new technologies including smartphones and social media have made the world ...
Army research supports communications in smart cities
ADELPHI, Md. -- The U.S. Army is researching how to leverage smart cities of the future where networks of sensors ...
New UM study highlights fundamental challenges of living with wildfire
Wildfires can have dramatic impacts on Western landscapes and communities, but human values determine whether the changes caused by fire ...
Eat or be eaten: Street food vendors resist and adapt to changing society
Kanazawa University study of Indonesian street vendors finds them continually grappling with aggressive urbanization, but resisting by forging relationships, engaging ...
Dexterous herring gulls learn new tricks to adapt their feeding habits
Credit: Tim Blackburn Observations of Herring Gulls by scientists from the University of Southampton have shown how the coastal birds ...
Development of ‘transparent and flexible battery’ for power generation and storage at once
Successful development of single-layer graphene-based devices for various useCredit: ©DGIST Various use of electronics and skin-attachable devices are expected with ...
Overtourism: the causes and consequences of unbridled travel
Credit: De Gruyter Once a niche term within the travel industry, "overtourism" is a growing global issue that has gained ...
Himalayan climate study to preserve oral histories as out-migration begins
Andrew Carnegie Fellowship provides funds for 'Climate Witness: Voices from Ladakh' projectCredit: Tatyana Bakhmetyeva/University of Rochester "On August 5, 2010, ...
Mental disorders more common in people who live alone
Credit: Jacob et al., 2019 Living alone is positively associated with common mental disorders, regardless of age and sex, according ...
Diagnosing urban air pollution exposure with new precision
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - A new review of studies on levels of urban exposure to airborne ...
US cities host more regionally unique species than previously thought
Citizen science data offers novel comparison of flora and fauna between metropolitan areasCredit: © 2018 Amy Patten SAN FRANCISCO (April ...
House hunting is a struggle for mixed-race families
Desire for diversity means these parents settle for less affluent neighborhoods Mixed-race couples are a burgeoning population in the United ...
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