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Energy transition and social sciences – How can environmental sociology help us expand the understanding of energy transitions?

HumanNature

Additionally, environmental sociology contributes to the understanding of environmental issues in the natural sciences by scrutinizing the socioeconomic structures underlying physical or biological challenges. Environmental Sociology, 1(3), 139-142. Pellow, D., & Roberts, J. Environmental justice. Newell, P., & Mulvaney, D.

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Invisible World of Water Opens Nov. 13

Academy of Natural Sciences

The first project in the Academy of Natural Sciences’ yearlong focus on water renews our appreciation for the vital element of water through artworks that combine the marvel and insight of both scientific and artistic inquiry. of Natural Sciences and?Drexel Nature’s Hidden Gems ? . 1907-2013),?these?single-celled

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Studying Geology and Water Chemistry in the Delaware River Basin

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences strives to understand and protect watersheds in this changing world, so in partnership with organizations of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, water quality monitoring efforts and studies are being conducted in the Delaware River Basin.

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Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

A unique photographic exploration of the impact of flooding on communities around the world due to climate events opens Saturday, May 1 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Haiti (2008), Pakistan (2010), Australia and Thailand (2011), Nigeria (2012), Germany and The Philippines (2013),?England?and

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How to celebrate 17-year cicadas – eat one!

Academy of Natural Sciences

I tasted Brood 2 back in 2013, and they tasted remarkably like pistachios. Isa Betancourt is a Curatorial Assistant of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences who first tasted and called cicadas “Shrimp of the land” back in 2013 when Brood II emerged. How do cicadas taste? They taste rather nutty.

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Community Science to the Rescue

Academy of Natural Sciences

Since 2013, according to their site, reTURN the Favor volunteers have saved over 840,000 horseshoe crabs along the Delaware Bayshore beaches in New Jersey. Meanwhile, hemispheric efforts to save horseshoe crabs are being led by the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition (HCRC).

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Remembering Thomas Dolan IV (1923-2021)

Academy of Natural Sciences

In 2013 Mr. Dolan astutely explained the importance of biodiversity for stream health: “If you had very little diversity, that would be an immediate indication that something was wrong with the stream, that it wasn’t ecologically balanced.

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