Communication style and physical appearance shape workplace first impressions more strongly than substantive information such as a person’s resume or what they say.

Nature provides resources to society, and the diversity of species is expected to underpin human economies. So why then are the poorest countries also those that are are richest in wildlife and contain a high number of different species? According to new research, the reason is that colonial exploitation of that biodiversity by now-rich countries created poverty legacies that still persist today.

The research team, from Trinity College Dublin, University of Bern, Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology, and the Wyss Academy for Nature, assessed datasets from 168 countries, which included World Bank poverty statistics, biodiversity records, governance indicators, colonial history, and protected-area coverage. The headline finding was that the regions most targeted by colonial powers were generally those richest in biodiversity, which has contributed to the modern structures of poverty.

A new study finds that one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States. But if you live in whiskey hubs Kentucky or Tennessee? Your prices actually went up.