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Study Challenges Popular Idea That Easter Islanders Committed 'Ecocide'
Columbia University News· 2 days agoA popular trope says settlers overtaxed an isolated Pacific island, wrecked the environment and...
Will Biden join EU’s anti-fossil-fuel fight?
Politico· 5 days agoWhy EVs could mean more pollution for this tribe Meeting President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle and Made in America...production of a lot of copper, writes Sean Reilly. But ...
Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoNearly all emerging infectious diseases in humans originate from microorganisms that are harbored by wildlife and subsequently “jump,” either directly or indirectly – for example, through mosquitoes ...
Study Challenges Popular Idea That Easter Islanders Committed ‘Ecocide’
Columbia University News· 2 days agoThere, they erected hundreds of “moai,” or gigantic stone statues that now famously stand as emblems...
Humidity will make Connecticut's heat wave unbearable. Here's how the heat index calculates that.
Stamford Advocate· 5 days agoThe phrase “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” will hit home this week. Sure, temperatures will soar in Connecticut, but what will make this week’s heat wave so uncomfortable will be the ...