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Modern slavery and climate change: How extreme weather fuels forced labor and unwanted marriages

Modern slavery and climate change: How extreme weather fuels forced labor and unwanted marriages

Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn’t been explored much yet is how extreme weather events are creating conditions for a rise in modern slavery. Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn’t been explored much yet…

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Assam police registers FIR against Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani over ’obscene’ remarks – Mint

Assam police registers FIR against Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani over ’obscene’ remarks  Mint Case Against Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, Others Over Crass Remarks  NDTV Samay Raina Plays Chess In First Pic Amid FIR Over ‘Watch Parents Have Sex’ Remark On India’s Got Latent  News18 Obscenity complaint in Bandra court against BeerBiceps, Samay Raina for India’s Got…

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Biochemists discover self-repair function in key photosynthetic protein complex

Biochemists discover self-repair function in key photosynthetic protein complex

Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth’s mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago. The photosystem II protein complex now shared by various lineages of cyanobacteria, algae and land plants has served as a major site of oxygen production throughout the history of life on Earth ever since. Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth’s mostly…

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Investors more likely to opt for green labels over financial returns, fueling greenwashing concerns

Investors more likely to opt for green labels over financial returns, fueling greenwashing concerns

Over the past decade, sustainable investing has exponentially grown in its global impact and popularity. This emerging trend led University of Waterloo researchers to investigate how green labels influence investment decisions. The study is published in the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. Over the past decade, sustainable investing has exponentially grown in its global impact…

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Experience, not labels, drives participation in citizen science projects

Experience, not labels, drives participation in citizen science projects

Citizen science projects are meant to involve the public in research, but researchers are starting to ask if the name itself is exclusionary. Could “citizen” discourage Indigenous people and immigrants from participating? Does “science” scare away non-scientists? Citizen science projects are meant to involve the public in research, but researchers are starting to ask if the…

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