#Well-off countries need trade to cut environmental woes

“#Well-off countries need trade to cut environmental woes” A new study shows international trade can improve a developed nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, but sometimes at the expense of less developed countries. This ship moves through the Panama Canal. Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University International trade wins and losses don’t just show up in the…

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#Social media inspired models show winter warming hits fish stocks

“#Social media inspired models show winter warming hits fish stocks” Mathematical modeling inspired by social media is identifying the significant impacts of warming seas on the world’s fisheries. Credit: The University of Queensland Mathematical modeling inspired by social media is identifying the significant impacts of warming seas on the world’s fisheries. University of Queensland School…

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#Smartphone witnessing becomes synonymous with Black patriotism after George Floyd’s death

“#Smartphone witnessing becomes synonymous with Black patriotism after George Floyd’s death” A flashbulb emits a high-pitched hum. A photograph of the legendary 19th-century abolitionist and newspaperman Frederick Douglass fades in on-screen. We hear the “Hamilton” alumnus actor Daveed Diggs before we see him. “What, to my people, is the Fourth of July?” Diggs asks in…

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#Bat research critical to preventing next pandemic

“#Bat research critical to preventing next pandemic” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has a likely connection to bats, and the next viral outbreak probably will too, unless scientists can quickly learn more about the thousands of viruses carried by one of the most diverse mammals on the planet. Evidence already links different…

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#New materials for extra thin computer chips

“#New materials for extra thin computer chips” Calcium fluoride is a crystalline insulator with a well defined surface. Therefore, it is ideally suited for manufacturing extremely small transistors. Credit: Vienna University of Technology Ever smaller and ever more compact—this is the direction in which computer chips are developing, driven by industry. This is why so-called…

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#Deaths in custody database gives voice to the vulnerable

“#Deaths in custody database gives voice to the vulnerable” Credit: Milad B. Fakurian Legal professionals, journalists and researchers now have access to a new and improved version of the Deaths in Custody Project—the first comprehensive national database of its kind. Launched in 2018 by The University of Queensland Law School, the database collects and records…

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