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New study highlights the need to connect research into the uniqueness of cities with research on their similarities
KAIST and the University of Tokyo develop an agricultural land-use model based on climate, social, and economic data
Quantitatively proving that low birth rates and rural extinction can threaten future food production
Agricultural workforce shortage emerges as a key constraint on land utilization in most regions of the world
New research led by UNSW found a simple, community-led intervention can significantly reduce psychological distress among refugees living in prolonged uncertainty.
People generally only engage in reciprocal generosity with others of equal or unknown status, MIT researchers experimentally demonstrated. During repeated interactions between people of different social status, generosity typically flows only one way, either up or down.