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Other Sciences
Detroit’s reparations task force must produce a report by 2025, but moving through this difficult task slowly may help
The Conversation by Camry Hudgins, Erica Noelle Benson, Mara Ostfeld, and Vincent Hutchings Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The task of formulating reparations at the local government level is intense. People in Detroit know. In November 2021, residents voted to create a reparations commission to make recommendations on housing and economic development programs to address historical discrimination against Black residents. Three…
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Biology
Why Hunting Thanksgiving’s Popular Birds Will Be Even More Difficult
UGA researchers tag wild turkeys for tracking. Credit: University of Georgia Turkey may be the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table right now, but the upcoming holidays could make harvesting this iconic holiday bird even more difficult. Harvesting turkeys could become more difficult in the future if hunters follow their current strategies and their prey continue with the same routines, according…
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Earth
Scientists unravel the difficult complexities of radiocarbon in ice cores
Credit: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) ANSTO scientists Dr. Andrew Smith, Dr. Quan Hua and Dr. Bing Yan investigated how in situ cosmogenic radiocarbon (14C) is produced in the top layer of compacted snow (the ‘burn layer’). I contributed to a paper that sheds light on what is retained and what is lost. “) and the underlying shallow…
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Science
Why are hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia becoming more intense and difficult to predict?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tropical cyclones, known as hurricanes and typhoons in other parts of the world, have recently caused significant damage in many places. The United States was just hit by Hurricane Milton less than two weeks after Hurricane Helen. Climate change may have exacerbated the effects. Tropical cyclone season (November to April) is approaching in Australia. The Japan…
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