Offbeat: Modern slavery promotes overfishing —
Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are 'hidden subsidies' that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable and promote overfishing, new research from the...
Offbeat: Financial giants can have a pivotal role for climate stability —
Financial institutions, such as banks and pension funds, have a key role to play in efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. And it...
Offbeat: A changing climate necessitates rethinking tropical marine conservation, researchers say —
A new article by a Swansea University researcher has called for a rethink on tropical marine conservation efforts, as people who previously relied...
Offbeat: Scientists call for better monitoring —
Orangutan populations are still declining rapidly, despite claims by the Indonesian Government that things are looking better for the red apes. In the...
Offbeat: What happened in the past when the climate changed?
Once again, humanity might be well served to take heed from a history lesson. When the climate changed, when crops failed and famine...
Offbeat: Photos in social media reveal socio-cultural value of landscapes —
Every day, users upload millions of photos on platforms, such as Flickr, Instagram or Facebook. A study of researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of...
Offbeat: Populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians have, on average, declined in...
Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain...
Offbeat: Advertising in kids’ apps more prevalent than parents may realize —
From games inspired by popular TV shows to digital play labeled as educational, children's apps continue to explode on smartphones and tablets.
But parents...
Offbeat: Gen Z more likely than other generations to report fair or poor mental...
Headline issues, from immigration to sexual assault, are causing significant stress among members of Generation Z -- those between ages 15 and 21...
Offbeat: It alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures as soon as...
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change finds that if Bitcoin is implemented at similar rates at which other...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
