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When the College Board unveiled plans last month to add a new Environmental Context Dashboard to the SAT, reactions were mixed yet strong. Some education experts hailed the idea as a way to level ...
Understanding Climate Myths Climate myths have been around for quite some time, creating confusion and misleading the public about the reality of our changing environment. These myths often stem ...
Genetic And Environmental Hormonal Response To Stress In Children Depends On Family Context Date: February 23, 2008 Source: Université Laval Summary: A study conducted on 346 19-month-old twins ...
Halting biodiversity loss is one of the great challenges of the 21st century, but our current approaches to global conservation are clearly not working. A good example of this is the UN Convention ...
In this context, the practice of ecological viticulture has spread over the last years in the sector of the vineyards, one of the most traditional cultures in the country.
John MacNeill Miller’s new book, “The Ecological Plot,” explores the entangled histories of literature, ecology and economics.
The Environmental Context Dashboard is a tool to provide socio-economic metrics on student populations for university admissions officers. Here's a look at the data as well as potential bias and ...
Ecological context of mosquito-borne infectious disease Date: July 8, 2016 Source: Ecological Society of America Summary: The resurgence of Zika virus has raised anxieties about the spread of ...
You've probably heard that cultivating gratitude can boost your happiness. But in marriage and families, it's not just about being more grateful for your loved ones—it's also important to feel ...
The new SAT score is based on factors such as average family income, educational attainment, housing stability and crime. Test-takers won't see the score, but colleges will.
Almost a quarter of the families who participated in the study had at least four of these risk factors and were classified in the “difficult family context” category. The data indicate that ...