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June 29, 2023

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Rationing: A Fairer Way to Fight Climate Change?

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new ...

Deepfake Challenges 'Will Only Grow'

A new report by artificial intelligence (AI) and foreign policy experts predicts that deepfakes technology is on the brink of being used much more widely, including in targeted military and intelligence operations. The experts make recommendations to security officials and policymakers for how to ...

Protein That Could Prevent Chemical Warfare Attack Created

A novel protein design could lead to a new generation of defensive biosensors and treatments against weapons of mass ...

Nuclear War Would Cause a Global Famine and Kill Billions

More than 5 billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia, according to a global study led by climate scientists that estimates post-conflict crop ...
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New Zealand One of Few Island Nations With Potential to Produce Enough Food in a Nuclear Winter, Researchers Say

New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce enough food to feed its population in a nuclear winter, researchers have ...

Life in a Violent Country Can Be Years Shorter and Much Less Predictable -- Even for Those Not Involved in Conflict

How long people live is less predictable and life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries, compared to peaceful countries, according to a new study. It ...

In Some U.S. Zip Codes, Young Men Face More Risk of Firearm Death Than Those Deployed in Recent Wars, Study Finds

A new study puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in the United ...

Gun Violence Across America: Unexpected Trends Revealed by Statistical Analysis

Only a handful of U.S. states showed a surge in gun violence incidents in mid-2020 during civil unrest at the start of COVID-19 lockdowns and the murder of George Floyd, a new study finds. The study ...

New Study Shows How Voting Methods Affect Group Decision-Making

When groups of people need to reach a decision, they will often take a straw poll to test opinions before the official vote. New research shows that one specific voting method proved more effective ...

Amber Fossils from Myanmar

Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, is plagued by political and economic crises. The fall of a president, a military putsch and the crackdown on religious minorities have had an impact not only on ...

Blessing or Curse? How the Pandemic and the War Impact Energy Transitions

The COVID-19 pandemic and the return of military conflict to Europe are two of the present's defining crises. A new study sheds light on their ramifications for the global energy ...

Global Hunger, Carbon Emissions Could Both Spike If War Limits Grain Exports

If Russia's war in Ukraine significantly reduces grain exports, surging prices could worsen food insecurity, with increases up to 4.6% for corn and 7.2% for wheat. That also would have an ...

Set Up Reserve Lab Capacity Now for Faster Response to Next Pandemic, Say Researchers

Researchers say a 'human bottleneck', due to historical cuts in public health funding, delayed the UK's scale-up of COVID-19 testing in the early stages of the country's pandemic ...

Study Finds Significant Increase in Firearm Assaults in States That Relaxed Conceal Carry Permit Restrictions

A new study has found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an average of 9.5 percent relative to forecasted trends in the first 10 years after 34 states relaxed restrictions on ...

SAFER Ukraine Provides a Blueprint for Responding to Global Health Crises

St. Jude Global and international partners launched SAFER Ukraine to help Ukrainian children with cancer and blood disorders safely continue treatment, creating a model for how organizations can ...

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Historical Rates of Enslavement Predict Modern Rates of American Gun Ownership, Study Shows

The higher percentage of enslaved people that a U.S. county counted among its residents in 1860, the more guns its residents have in the present, according to a new analysis by researchers exploring ...

Capturing an Elusive Shadow: State-by-State Gun Ownership

在一项新的研究中,研究人员描述spatio-temporal model to predict trends in firearm prevalence on a state-by-state level by fusing data from two available proxies -- background checks per ...

Global Food Supply-Chain Issues Call for Solutions

一项新的研究揭示了贸易,centrality in the global wheat trade network, affect food security. The study shows that many countries depend on trade to fulfill their food needs. Further, ...

Polio Outbreak Risk Increases in Western Ukraine as War Ensues

The reintroduction of the wild-type poliovirus or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) is a sizeable threat in Ukraine, which is considered a high-risk country for vaccine-preventable ...

Obesity Threatens U.S. Military Readiness, Experts Say

A new article outlines the research and practices needed to combat the US obesity epidemic and its impact on military ...

Study: Economic Burden of PTSD 'Staggering'

A new study finds that the national economic burden of PTSD goes beyond direct health care expenses and exceeds the costs of other common mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression. The ...

Firearms Kill More Children Than Car Crashes, New Report Finds

In an analysis of the most recent data available through the CDC, clinical researchers revealed that firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among children up to age 19, and the racial ...

One in Four Women Experience Domestic Violence Before Age 50, Analysis Finds

Over one in four women (or 27 per cent) experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50, according to a worldwide analysis. The largest of its kind, the analysis covers 366 studies ...

Rise of the War Machines: Identifying Key Drivers of the Evolution of Military Technology in Pre-Industrial Societies

A new analysis spanning 10,000 years of history and ten major world regions has identified world population size, major technological advances, and geographical connectivity as key drivers of the ...

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