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La géo-ingénierie peut-elle contribuer à réduire les risques du changement climatique pour la sécurité nationale des États, ou les aggraverait-elle au contraire en générant des tensions ?
Solar engineering is designed to reflect some of the Sun’s ray back into space.
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The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?
New fossil studies tell us our ancient ancestors enjoyed a diet of soft, sweet fruits. This would have influenced where they lived and spread to – and even the evolution of colour vision.
Plantation de pin maritime en forêt de Paimpont, Bretagne, une forêt qui a souvent subi des incendies depuis 40 ans. Fourni par l'auteur.
Sur le papier, planter des arbres issus de régions sèches dans nos forêts pour les rendre plus résilientes aux sécheresses semble une bonne idée. En pratique, cela risque de poser quelques problèmes.
For younger children in particular, checking in on what they’re seeing on social media is critical.
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Talking about violence with teens and tweens is very different from the conversation you’ll have with younger children.
Estudar a maneira como nosso mundo social se entrelaça com nosso mundo biológico pode nos ajudar a desvendar a complexa rede de fatores que moldam a saúde a longo prazo.
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Descobertas sugerem que o isolamento social vivenciado na infância pode prenunciar problemas de saúde décadas mais tarde. A conexão social não é apenas gratificante por si só: ela anda de mãos dadas com a saúde mental e física.
A row of monopiles that will be the base for offshore wind turbines, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
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A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for slowing the projects, but says monitoring will be critical.
Canada and the United States are dealing with unprecedented levels of smoke from wildfires, and forest management practices and climate change are only partly to blame.
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Many response decisions to crises cannot be made in advance because each event is unique and has its own specific characteristics. But it is still possible to prepare for the future.
People wore face masks as wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky orange on June 7, 2023.
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The numbers are less concerning when viewed in the bigger picture.
In this November 1918 photo, a nurse tends to a patient in the influenza ward of the Walter Reed hospital in Bethesda, Md.
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During the 1918 flu pandemic, white people died at similar rates to Black Americans, according to a new study – a very different pattern than what occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offshore oil and gas activities jeopardize coastal environments, human health and local economies.
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Stopping the expansion of offshore oil and gas extraction is a critical but often overlooked step towards achieving global climate targets and protecting our oceans and planet.
Schools helped connect immigrant children to grandparents and families overseas.
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A study of 25 heritage language schools in Edmonton shows how schools met the needs of migrant and front-line workers, resisted racism and built community for immigrants.
The extraordinary Dunedin longitudinal study shows vaccine resistance can be laid down before high school age in response to childhood trauma or neglect. But better early education could help.
Kids figure out who’s trustworthy as they learn about the world.
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People often try to seem confident and certain in their message so it will be trusted and acted upon. But when information is in flux, research suggests you should be open about what you don’t know.
A single tree in a tropical forest has the same cooling effect as two air conditioners. Imagine how hot it gets when a whole forest is felled.
Methane is the world’s second most abundant greenhouse gas, and it’s many times more potent than carbon dioxide.
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