Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is a lifeline for many who live in Madre de Dios, a region in southeastern Peru, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce. But the economic development in this part of the Amazon basin comes at a cost, as it causes deforestation, build up of sediment in rivers, and […]
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When American democracy is weakened, faith in the U.S. as an ally falters
January 4, 2022 – A new study finds that foreign interference in an American election can reduce faith abroad in the United States as an effective and trustworthy ally, suggesting that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election had some international ramifications. The results are published in the European Journal of International Relations. “Much of the literature […]
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Greenland’s Largest Ice Sheet Thinning Rapidly
The loss of ice from Greenland’s largest basin is occurring much faster and could contribute up to six times more to global sea-level rise by 2100 than climate models currently project, according to a study led by Dartmouth professor Mathieu Morlighem with researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the University of California, Irvine. The […]
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Severity of North Pacific storms at highest point in over 1,200 years
Aug. 24, 2017 – The intensification of winter storm activity in Alaska and Northwestern Canada started close to 300 years ago and is unprecedented in magnitude and duration over the past millennium, according to a new study from Dartmouth College. The research, an analysis of sea salt sodium levels in mountain ice cores, finds that […]
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The UN actually does prevent war, according to study of General Assembly votes
HANOVER, N.H. July 18, 2017 – The United Nations has been effective at suppressing conflict throughout its history, according to an analysis of more than 65 years of voting records conducted by Dartmouth College and The Ohio State University. The study presents evidence that the U.N. acts more than just a bystander on world events, […]
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Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment
HANOVER, N.H. – Feb. 16, 2017 – Roads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a Concepts and Questions paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The paper is available now online in ‘early view’ ahead of being featured on the cover in the print edition […]