Drought and fire in the Amazon lead to sharp increases in forest tree mortality
Ongoing deforestation and fragmentation of forests in the Amazon help create tinderbox conditions for wildfires in remnant forests ...
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Ongoing deforestation and fragmentation of forests in the Amazon help create tinderbox conditions for wildfires in remnant forests ...
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When Paul Vaughn, an economics major, was in his third year at George Mason University, he decided to save money by moving off campus.
Trigger warnings, which are common in blogs but also have begun to appear on college and university syllabuses...
If Irish poet Brendan Behan were still alive today, he might want to amend his oft-quoted words, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity, except your own obituary.”
As global population soars, efforts to boost food production will inevitably be focused on the world’s tropical regions.
Organisers of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games announced they had cancelled plans to blow up five of the city's iconic tower blocks as part of the July opening ceremony following a backlash.
A survey of more than 1,300 institutions worldwide by the International Association of Universities has identified the biggest institutional risk of internationalisation ...
With higher education "the object of high hopes, the site of rapid change and the focus of intense scrutiny", it was imperative to think creatively and share ideas about how to tackle the evolving issues faced today ...
"You're virtually there" is a common shout of encouragement to ailing runners in the London marathon but thanks to a new "interactive 3D experience" athletes the world over will be able to navigate the course from the comfort of their own treadmill.