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Scientists are urging the Biden administration to protect mature US forests as a climate change strategy, starting with the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
This kind of research, with consistent data collection at the same locations over time, helps support global understanding of climate change.
But with new commitments getting made by governments all over the world, we hope to see this progress improve soon.
Baptists believe that each person can have a personal relationship with God. This theology, a scholar writes, has also contributed to disagreements within the denomination since the 17th century.
Southern Baptists are calling for an investigation into the ordination of three women. A scholar explains why this continues to be a fraught issue, even though 2,500 women have been ordained to date.
People have painted on cave walls and written on clay and wax tablets, papyrus and paper made from wood. Could screens replace paper someday?
Complementarianism became central to evangelical belief in response to the feminist movement of the 1970s when many Christians came to champion women’s equality.
A scholar of gender and religion who grew up Southern Baptist explains how literal teachings on the Bible inform members’ views on women.
Permanently protecting large, mature forests is a faster and cheaper way to stabilize Earth’s climate than complex carbon capture and storage schemes, and more effective than planting new trees.
Possessing heroin, cocaine, meth and other drugs for personal use is no longer a criminal offense in Oregon. The idea is to get people with problem drug use help, not punishment.
Amy Coney Barrett may be a woman, but Trump’s other judicial appointments are 85% white and 76% male – the least diverse group of federal judges since Ronald Reagan.
Gun sales have soared in recent months, coinciding with the beginning of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests that began in June.
By inflicting violence on protesting moms, governments only amplify the message of the movement they seek to quell.
Children need time to play and be outside. That will be true even if instructional hours are cut short due to social distancing.
The invasive species was likely brought to Australia unintentionally by ship. Now found in every state and territory, the wasps are decimating our ecosystems.
Avec les feux de forêt, la présence massive de cendres et de sédiments dans les cours d’eau constitue une menace pour l’approvisionnement hydrique des populations.
Wildfires reduce the reliability of city water supplies in North America. But active forest management provides a key to the solution.
Species counts drive conservation science and policy, yet a major component of biodiversity is excluded from the data: non-native species.
What if the nightly news had regular updates on forest clearing, ocean temperatures and fossil fuel consumption? These indicators sit alongside temperatures as signs of climate change.
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Assistant Professor, Marketing, Oregon State University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Postdoctoral research associate, Oregon State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Oregon State University
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Oregon State University
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Associate Professor School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Oregon State University
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Assistant Professor, Oregon State University
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Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Oregon State University
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Associate Professor, Marketing, Oregon State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Oregon State University
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Professor, Sociology Department, Oregon State University
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Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
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Assistant Professor of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Trophic Cascades Program, Oregon State University
