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The Wilderness Solo Experience : A Unique Practice of Silence and Solitude for Personal Growth

Silence is now acknowledged by science as a significant construct of healthy human development and well-being, linked to humans' neurobiology, psychology, physiology, and spirituality.

Nearly One Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Be Released In Florida & Texas

British-based biotechnology company, Oxitec, received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release approximately one billion genetically modified male mosquitoes in Florida and Texas despite opposition from many.

COVID-19 lockdown caused 50 percent global reduction in human-linked Earth vibrations

This quiet period, likely caused by the total global effect of social distancing measures, closure of services and industry, and drops in tourism and travel, is the longest and most pronounced quiet period of seismic noise in recorded history. The new research, led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium and

Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers, researchers say

To reach this conclusion, lead author Anna Grau Galofre, former PhD student in the department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences, developed and used new techniques to examine thousands of Martian valleys. She and her co-authors also compared the Martian valleys to the subglacial channels in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Plato was right: Earth is made, on average, of cubes: The ancient Greek philosopher was on to something, researchers found

Science has steadily moved beyond Plato's conjectures, looking instead to the atom as the building block of the universe.Yet Plato seems to have been onto something, researchers have found.

Global methane emissions soar to record high

Between 2000 and 2017, levels of the potent greenhouse gas barreled up toward pathways that climate models suggest will lead to 3-4 degrees Celsius of warming before the end of this century.

Cooling of Earth caused by eruptions, not meteors

Michael Waters, director of The Center for The Study of the First Americans and Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University, and colleagues from Baylor University and the University of Houston have had their work published in Science Advances. Some researchers believed the event -- which cooled the Earth by

NASA data helps new model predict big solar flares

As it progresses through its natural 11-year cycle, the Sun transitions from periods of high to low activity, and back to high again.

Study sheds light on the evolution of the earliest dinosaurs

In 2017, however, this classical view of dinosaur evolution was thrown into question with evidence that perhaps the lizard-hipped dinosaurs evolved first -- a finding that dramatically rearranged the first major branches of the dinosaur family tree. Now an MIT geochronologist, along with paleontologists from Argentina and Brazil, has found

Sharks almost gone from many reefs

Professor Colin Simpfendorfer from James Cook University in Australia was one of the scientists who took part in the study, published today in Nature by the Global FinPrint organisation.

Recommendations For New EU Legislation on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence | Human Rights Watch

Dear Commissioner Reynders, Dear Members of the European Parliament, We are writing to draw your attention to Human Rights Watch’s key recommendations for elements to be included in new EU legislation on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence, including on climate change. We welcome the Commission’s and

Human Rights Watch Testimony to US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee | Human Rights Watch

Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to submit this written testimony on the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on communities of color in the United States.

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE LITERATURE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF HAUNTED HOUSES

This paper contains a narrative overview of the past 20-years of environmental research on anomalous experiences attributed to “haunted houses.” This exercise served as a much-needed update to an anthology of noteworthy overviews on ghosts, haunts, and poltergeists (Houran Lange, 2001b). We also considered whether new studies had incorporated certain

The “World’s Highest” 5G Tower Has Been Installed At The Summit of Mount Everest

China Mobile and the Huawei corporation have installed the 5G network on Mount Everest.