A historic peace treaty which brought an end to half a century of violence has led to mass deforestation in Colombia, scientists have warned.
Colombia Peace Deal Brings New Threat to Country’s Rainforest
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New Study Puts a Figure on Sea-Level Rise Following Antarctic Ice Shelves’ Collapse
An international team of scientists has shown how much sea level would rise if Larsen C and George VI, two Antarctic ice shelves at risk of collapse, were to break up. While Larsen C has received much attention due to the break-away of a trillion-tonne iceberg from it last summer, its collapse would contribute only a few millimetres to sea-level rise. The break-up of the smaller George VI Ice Shelf would have a much larger impact. The research is published today in the European Geosciences Union journal The Cryosphere.
Food for Thought: How the Brain Reacts to Food May be Linked to Overeating
The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with how their brain responds to food rewards, leaving them more vulnerable to overeating.
‘Good Cholesterol’ May Not Always be Good for Postmenopausal Women
Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – also known as ‘good cholesterol’ – according to a study led by researchers in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
Cities as Study Proxies for Climate Change
Cities can serve as useful proxies to study and predict the effects of climate change, according to a North Carolina State University research review that tracks urbanization’s effects on plant and insect species.
Younger Children Tend to Make More Informed Decisions
A new study from the University of Waterloo has found that in some ways, the older you get the worse your decision making becomes.
