Archive: In the Press
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Ethiopia: Rape used as weapon of war in Tigray
The situation that Tigrayan women are experiencing through sexual violence is deeply distressing," social worker Birhan Gebrekirstos told DW. Her quiet voice sounded muffled as…
August 27, 2023
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Climate change is helping pests and diseases destroy our food
Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and orange juice soaring. That’s set to become even more prevalent as…
August 26, 2023
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Climate Change Is Helping Pests and Diseases Destroy Our Food
Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and orange juice soaring. That’s set to become even more prevalent as…
August 26, 2023
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Weaponizing Water: Water Stress and Islamic Extremist Violence in Africa and the Middle East By Marcus D. King
King...argues that all three insurgencies have weaponized the need for water to cause terror and advance their strategic goals. They have sought to take over water, …
August 22, 2023
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Water stress is on the rise — with cascading consequences worldwide
A lack of water can inflame tensions in places that lack political and economic stability. In parts of the Middle East, for instance, the impacts of climate change are colliding…
August 16, 2023
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Turns out, dolphins use baby talk just like us
What’s the trick to getting a baby dolphin’s attention? Turns out it’s not too different from getting a human baby to look your way. After three decades of research,…
August 7, 2023
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Electrocution Isn’t the Main Thing Killing Birds Along Power Lines
A survey of power lines in four Western states found bullet fragments and shotgun pellets in most of the dead birds that were.…
August 3, 2023
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Home Sweet…Garbage? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is Teeming with Life.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is teeming with life. A dynamic group of organisms, from star-like jellies to industrious snails, is thriving within the immense mass of floating…
July 24, 2023
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Oppenheimer revealed the human and political sides of science
The "relationship between science and politics is a two-way street," says Toshihiro Higuchi, a professor of history at Georgetown University who studies the environmental impacts…
July 21, 2023
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Mosquitos are moving to higher elevations — and so is malaria
Researchers have documented the insects making their homes in higher places that are typically too cool for them, from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous…
July 20, 2023