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By 2500 earth could be alien to humans

Oct 15, 2021

To fully grasp and plan for climate impacts under any scenario, researchers and policymakers must look well beyond the 2100 benchmark. Their findings, published in Global Change Biology, reveal an...

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August

Oct 15, 2021

A sign in the parking lot of Mariano's grocery store advertises the availability of jobs Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Chicago. One reason America’s employers are having trouble filling jobs...

VIU Researcher Investigating Impact of Plastic Pollution on Deep-Sea Organisms

Oct 15, 2021

Plastic pollution is reaching the deepest depths of the ocean and the impact of these contaminants on marine life that live in these high-pressure environments is unknown. Dr. Heather Wiebe,...

Volpe project prepares for design phase

Oct 15, 2021

“We’re thrilled to reach this milestone moment in the course of the Volpe project,” says Glen Shor, MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer. Michael Owu, managing director of MIT’s real...

Older adults are more willing to help others, but mostly those in the same country

Oct 15, 2021

Older adults are more willing to help others compared to younger adults but will prioritize those within their own country – particularly when it comes to donating to charity. The...

Texas governor bars all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in state, rips Biden for 'bullying'

Oct 12, 2021

(Adds quote from Abbott's executive order)By Dan WhitcombOct 11 (Reuters) - Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called "bullying" by the Biden Administration, on Monday barred all...

3 Questions: Understanding the Haiti earthquakes

Oct 12, 2021

The earthquake happened in the southern-most fault system, called the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system, where there are faults with slightly different orientations, creating complex fault geometry. For example, one of...

Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach after more leaked emails reveal homophobic language

Oct 12, 2021

Jon Gruden is out as the Raiders' head coach. Gruden has informed his staff he is resigning from his position in the wake of leaked emails in which he repeatedly...

Jon Gruden resigns as Las Vegas Raiders head coach after report of anti-gay, misogynistic language used in emails

Oct 12, 2021

LAS VEGAS -- Jon Gruden has resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders following reports that emails he wrote over a 10-year period included racist, misogynistic and anti-gay...

Queen Elizabeth I would tell Boris to tax the rich rather than cut universal credit, a new book argues

Oct 11, 2021

The Tudor Monarch introduced the world’s first universal welfare state in 1601, groundbreaking at the time, in response to repeated plague outbreaks and famines. The ‘Poor Laws’ required all of...