Regional
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Earth
Geological Resource Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Limits of Regional Water Available
Area water availability of the top 10 geological resources with maximum water overdose beyond capacity beyond current geological resource production. Credit: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Geological resources such as metals and minerals are essential for the spread of technologies such as renewable energy and energy storage in a decarbonized society, are essential to supporting modern…
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Environment
Regional and context-specific approaches can improve marine heat wave research
Ocean heat waves can encourage predators and prey to migrate to areas where researchers do not expect to find them. It can also lead to biological changes in some species. Credit: Nunosa, Woods Hole Marine Facilities Ocean heat waves can create chaos in marine ecosystems and destroy coastal economies. In recent years, they have made headlines to fuel the storm…
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Other Sciences
The Middle East’s Map War: How Cartmakers Shaped Regional Conflicts
Map of the West Bank, proposed in yellow, in accordance with the Oslo II agreement. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Maps are ubiquitous. Telephones, in-flight, car displays, and textbooks from around the world. Some maps draw and name territory, while others show different voting blocks in elections, and GPS devices help drivers move to their destinations. However, regardless of purpose, all maps…
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