The AR-15 semiautomatic rifle has been called “America’s gun,” but it also has a dark history. Credit: Shutterstock A former Supreme Court justice is calling for its repeal. One in five Americans want to see it go. The president has come out swinging in its defense. The Second Amendment has emerged […]
Philippines coral reef Underwater, Anilao, coral reef, tropical reef, marine life, Some of the fishing methods used in today’s small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs than ever, a new UBC study has found. The study, conducted in the Philippines by the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries’ […]
Author provided/The Conversation, CC BY-ND On Wednesday in the US, thousands of students left their classrooms in a national day of action designed to force political change on gun crime. Following the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, this walkout is part of an extraordinary national movement. Young people across the US […]
(Credit: Shutterstock) Empathy is widely agreed upon to be one of the most human emotions that we possess. Seriously, no one’s ever complained about too much empathy. It facilitates human relationships by allowing us to examine, understand and process the feelings and emotions of others. The absence of empathy is […]
shutterstock. Online bullying, hate and incitement are on the rise, and new approaches are needed to tackle them. As the Australian Senate conducts hearings for its Inquiry into cyberbullying, it should consider a two-pronged approach to combating the problem. First, the government should follow the lead of Germany in imposing financial penalties on major social […]
Credit: Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Human biomass utilization reduces global carbon stocks in vegetation by 50%, implying that massive emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere have occurred over the past centuries and millennia. The contribution of forest management and livestock grazing on natural grasslands to global carbon losses is of similar magnitude […]
Kids love Angry Birds. But features in the latest version of the game allow exchange of cash for game progress. from www.shutterstock.com Do you play Angry Birds? Candy Crush? Pokémon Go? You’re part of a huge and growing global digital games industry. And even if you pay nothing to download […]
Some tribal members in Dulac have elevated their houses to deal with the all-too-frequent flooding. But the cost is often prohibitive, and such housing creates new problems for people with limited mobility. Photo by Shirell Parfait-Dardar. Credit:Shirell Parfait-Dardar Rising sea levels and human activities are fast creating a “worst case […]
Grey reef shark approaching Baited Remote Underwater Video system. Credit: Laurent Vigliola, IRD Shark diversity and abundance is highest in remote reefs, as far as 25 hours away from main cities, reveals an international study conducted in the New Caledonia archipelago. While shark fishing is historically absent in this South […]
Yearly flooding along the lower Nile (green swath, above) was critically important for agriculture in ancient Egypt, but a new study suggests climate-changing volcanic eruptions occasionally stifled floods. Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC Famine is no pharaoh’s friend—just ask Cleopatra or Ptolemy III. But those rulers may have […]