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Oct 17, 2022

Crippling civilian infrastructure has long been part of Russian generals’ playbook – Putin is merely expanding that approach

Ukrainian firefighters battling flames at a power station hit by Russian missiles. Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service In response to massive battlefield setbacks, Russia has increased its attacks in Ukraine on everything from power plants and dams to railways, pipelines and ports. These

Oct 17, 2022

The role of local election officials: 5 studies to consider

by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s ResourceOctober 6, 2022 During the 2020 presidential election, national and local news outlets highlighted the critical role election officials play in administering impartial voting in the U.S. With the 2022 midterms on the horizon, local election officials should once again be in the spotlight leading up to Election

Oct 14, 2022

Our ancestors ate a Paleo diet. It had carbs.

Q&A — Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer There is no one prehistoric meal plan. A modern hunter-gatherer group known as the Hadza has taught researchers surprising things about the highly variable menu consumed by humans past. By Diana Kwon 9.28.2022 What did people eat for dinner tens of thousands of years ago? Many advocates of

Oct 13, 2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Water Consumption in the United States

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we define “home”, which is recast as the new coffee shop, restaurant, entertainment center, and office during the pandemic. The shift toward working from home led to substantial changes in how consumers behave, affecting the consumption of resources in some cases for years to come. Using data

Oct 13, 2022

Torres Strait Islanders win climate lawsuit against Australia

According to a ruling by the UN Human Rights Committee, Australia has not sufficiently protected the inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands from the consequences of the climate crisis. Rising sea levels threaten the lives, homes, and culture of the indigenous people who have lived on the island for centuries. The government must

Oct 12, 2022

Consumer Preference Segments for Plant-Based Foods: The Role of Product Category

A survey of willingness to consume (WTC) 5 types of plant-based (PB) food was conducted in USA, Australia, Singapore and India (n = 2494). In addition to WTC, emotional, conceptual and situational use characterizations were obtained. Results showed a number of distinct clusters of consumers with different patterns of WTC for PB foods

Oct 12, 2022

Jacksonville agrees to stop requiring sex offenders to post “no candy” signs at Halloweeen

The Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse in Downtown Jacksonville. by Andrew Pantazi, The TributarySeptember 22, 2022 This Halloween, the city of Jacksonville will stop enforcing a local ordinance that required registered sex offenders to post a “no candy or treats here” sign every year. The city agreed to stop enforcing the law

Oct 11, 2022

New archaeology dives into the mysterious demise of the Neanderthals

Char from ancient fires and stalagmites in caves hold clues to the mysterious disappearance of Neanderthals from Europe. For more than 350 000 years, Neanderthals inhabited Europe and Asia until, in a sudden change by evolutionary standards, they disappeared around 40 000 years ago. This was at around the same time the anatomically

Oct 11, 2022

Redistricting Commission Sends Contentious Draft Maps to City Council After Re-Do

Brooklyn Borough Hall, Aug. 17, 2022. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Katie Honan, George Joseph, and Haidee Chu, The City This article was originally published on Oct 6 5:15pm EDT by THE CITY New City Council district maps are moving forward after getting the go-ahead Thursday from the redistricting commission, which just weeks ago

Oct 10, 2022

Nobel Prize: How click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry are transforming the pharmaceutical and material industries

Click chemistry joins molecules together by reacting an azide with a cyclooctyne. Boris Zhitkov/Moment via Getty Images Heyang (Peter) Zhang, University at Buffalo The 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to scientists Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless for their development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. These techniques

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