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Space & Cosmos
ALMA observes dusty sites of planet formation
Pseudo-color composite image of PDS 70. The left panel shows the previous ALMA observation at 0.87 mm, and the right panel shows the new ALMA observation at 3 mm. The composite image is a combination of millimeter/submillimeter continuum images from ALMA (red), infrared continuum images from WM Keck Observatory (green), and optical images of hydrogen emission lines taken by VLT…
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Science
Economic policies encourage careless exploitation of people and the planet. Building a caring economy is the answer
Credit: Ron Lach from Pexels The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change includes a Gender Action Plan adopted in 2017. The plan aims to “strengthen the gender responsiveness” of climate policy and action. It outlines concrete actions and strategies to advance gender equality and women’s participation in climate change mitigation. This is consistent with mainstream approaches to gender and…
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Biology
Have we learned any lessons from the new coronavirus infection? UN summit considers plans for a healthy planet and humanity
Animals like bats can carry viruses that can be harmful to humans. The coronavirus and Ebola outbreaks have highlighted the harm posed to humans when we interfere too much with nature and come into contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens. At the COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, experts and activists told world leaders that an estimated 7 million lives…
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