Over summer, several big jellyfish blooms were sighted in southern Australian waters. What might be behind these swarms?
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The Garden State is the only one in the country that forbids self-service gas stations − and that’s not likely to change anytime soon.
Opponents of a new California law that may lift the minimum wage for fast food workers claim it’ll cost jobs. How raising it affects employment is among the most studied issues in all of economics.
Research shows supporting newly released prisoners to move to a new area can slash reincarceration rates.
In the wake of two hurricanes in the Turks and Caicos Islands, researchers document for the first time that catastrophic storms can be agents of natural selection, influencing how species evolve.
Large-scale natural experiments such as oil spills, tsunamis and climate change are things you wouldn’t want to do on purpose. But that doesn’t mean they’re not scientifically useful experiments too.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Animal Biology, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Oxford
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Research Scientist in Marine Biology, University of Tasmania