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5x More Rangers Needed To Manage Protected Areas Worldwide By 2030

A first study of its kind outlines an urgent need for larger numbers and better-supported protected area staff to ensure the health of life on Earth.

New Rice U. Research Finds Verbal Prompts Can Make Semi-Automated Driving Safer

Semi-automated cars are becoming increasingly common, but real dangers exist when technology fails and drivers don’t intervene.

Ukraine Refugees Could Boost Europe’s GDP

New research suggests the influx of Ukrainian refugees across Europe will improve long-term gross domestic product (GDP) for European countries that invest in infrastructure and other capital improvements.

Majority of Consumers Care What Kind of Data They Share with Retailers and Service Providers, Finds New Study

Consumers value their personal data including the one collected by retail stores, service providers and loyalty schemes.

'I'm too anxious to sleep at night': Study finds 'volunteers' in China struggled with stress and anxiety as they worked to control pandemic, implement CCP policies

Enforcing the Chinese Communist Party’s zero-COVID policies while trying to protect the CCP’s image has caused many volunteers to suffer from stress and anxiety.

Strong Cultural Regions Slowed Britain’s Urbanisation, New Research Finds

Regional cultural boundaries in England and Wales put a brake on the rapid urbanisation which took hold across Britain in the 19th and early 20th century, research has revealed.

What’s in a Name? Why the Words Used for Family Members Have a Much Bigger Story to Tell

The words different cultures use to describe family members have revealed some intriguing insights - including why in Balto-Slavic languages there is a complicated relationship between in-laws and weasels.

If I Think You’re Going to Vote, I’ll Vote Too

What role does a person’s circle of acquaintances play in whether they will turn out to vote?

Failings of California’s Cap and Trade Programme Revealed in New Analysis

California’s Cap and Trade Programme does not achieve its twin goal of reducing carbon emissions while allowing for economic growth, according to a pioneering new study.

Oxford professor: 'We had not expected the logged forest to be so ecologically vibrant'

As the world grapples with the challenges of biodiversity loss and deforestation, this research offers a fresh perspective on the potential for conservation and sustainable land-use practices in logged tropical forests.

Kristian Parton: 'These feeding behaviours show that nurse sharks are adapted to feed on different prey across a variety of habitats'

Underwater cameras have provided insight into the feeding habits of nurse sharks, which reveal their flexibility and skills during feeding activirties. According to a release by the University of Exeter which conducted the study with NGO Beneath the Waves, baited remote underwater video (BRUV) cameras were used off the Turks and Caicos Islands, and found the sharks with habits including vertical feeding, ventral feeding and pectoral positioning.

Dr. Fornwagner: 'Gender has long been reported to be a driving factor in domains'

In December 2022, researchers from the University of Exeter Business School and the University of Regensburg published a groundbreaking study in Nature: Scientific Reports, examining the influence of gender identity and biological sex on economic decision-making.

UEA Professor Le Quéré: 'We are at a turning point and must not allow world events to distract us from the urgent and sustained need to cut our emissions'

A new report by the Global Carbon Project science team revealed in 2022 that global carbon emissions in 2022 reached record levels, posing a severe threat to efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Seeing RNA At The Nanoscale

Microscopy technique allows scientists to pinpoint RNA molecules in the brain.

Why Are California’s Wildfires Getting Worse? Experts Explain What We Know

Paper adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property

Worldwide, Those With ‘Traditional’ Values Adhered More Strictly to COVID Precautions

UCLA-led study could help officials tailor health and safety policies to appeal to populations with a variety of social views.

Drug Overdose Fatalities Among Older Adults Have Quadrupled in Past 20 Years

The rate of overdose deaths among people age 65 and older quadrupled over the 20-year period starting in 2002, according to a new study co-authored by UCLA Health’s Chelsea Shover.

Would More Parks and Trees Help L.A. County Residents Live Longer?

UCLA-led study predicts that an equitable ‘greening’ plan could add up to a million years in collective life expectancy

Those Who Support Black Lives Matter Tend to Be Less Hesitant About Vaccines, UCLA Study Finds

Efforts to encourage vaccination might do well to take advantage of the positive feelings and actions between different social groups, according to a study of attitudes toward vaccines among supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Gap In ‘Excess Deaths’ Has Widened Between U.S. And Europe, But Only Partly Due To COVID-19

Among all but oldest age groups, U.S. has higher death rates than five high-income European nations