Chinese contractors in Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic countries, study shows

Chinese contractors in Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic countries, study shows

Chinese construction and engineering contractors working as part of the country’s Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic countries, a study shows. The findings are published in the journal International Studies Quarterly. Chinese construction and engineering contractors working as part of the country’s Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic countries, a…

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Fish in the world’s hottest reef ecosystem show greater thermal tolerance but lower biodiversity

Fish in the world’s hottest reef ecosystem show greater thermal tolerance but lower biodiversity

Researchers at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world’s hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs. However, the Arabian Gulf hosts fewer fish species overall,…

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Women With Postpartum Depression Experienced Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds

Women With Postpartum Depression Experienced Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds

The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth. The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth. Depression (Mental), Psychiatry and Psychiatrists, Brain, Research, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Girls, Emotions, Science Advances (Journal),…

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Building a resilient trans-European nature network

Building a resilient trans-European nature network

An international research team is pioneering a bold approach to European conservation, integrating biodiversity as a solution to environmental challenges. It explores three value perspectives—Nature for Nature, Nature for Society, and Nature as Culture—to shape positive future scenarios. An international research team is pioneering a bold approach to European conservation, integrating biodiversity as a solution to…

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Indigenous languages: The pace of extinction is slower than expected—but still alarming

Indigenous languages: The pace of extinction is slower than expected—but still alarming

On average, every month across the globe, two Indigenous languages disappear, according to the United Nations. And 40% of the world’s languages, mostly Indigenous, are threatened with long-term extinction as fewer and fewer people speak them. On average, every month across the globe, two Indigenous languages disappear, according to the United Nations. And 40% of the…

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Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemic | Science

Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemic | Science

HomeScienceVol. 387, No. 6738Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemicBack To Vol. 387, No. 6738 Full accessLetter Share on Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemicJesse L. Goodman [email protected], Norman W. Baylor, […] , Rebecca Katz, Lawrence O. Gostin, […] , Rick A. Bright, Nicole Lurie, and Bruce G. Gellin+4 authors +2 authors fewerAuthors Info…

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