Technological progress has taken more than its fair share of the workload from humans over the years. Washing machines clean our clothes, tractors plow the fields and computers sort out administrative work.
A new study provides insight into the economic impact of melting permafrost on Arctic communities. Permafrost is ground that permanently remains below freezing for at least two consecutive years. Permafrost covers about 24% of the Northern Hemisphere, including large areas of Alaska, Canada and...
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New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.
Translating Greek to Latin was difficult, even 2,000 years ago. The post Ancient ring supposedly tied to Pontius Pilate may include a typo appeared first on Popular Science .
Decades of warming have relaxed cold-temperature constraints on mountain plant distribution and increased species numbers on mountaintops. An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna, together with BOKU University and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, now shows...