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Scientists see how the brain makes environmental decisions
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- Written by Miles Traer
Stanford, California - Natural resources are under increasing threat from both human development and climate change, and environmental economists have struggled to understand how the public assigns value to remaining pristine wilderness areas. In a recent study, environmental scientists and psychologists teamed up to explore how people make environmental decisions. To do so, the researchers used fMRI brain scanning.
A very strong El Niño is increasing the likelihood of a wet winter during California's record drought
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- Written by Bjorn Carey
Stanford, California - The latest observations are clear: A monster El Niño is currently brewing in the Pacific Ocean.
Scientists produce cancer drug from rare plant in lab to benefit human health
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- Written by Amy Adams
Stanford, California - Many of the drugs we take today to treat pain, fight cancer or thwart disease were originally identified in plants, some of which are endangered or hard to grow. In many cases, those plants are still the primary source of the drug.
How the Golden State got so green
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- Written by Kathleen Maclay
Berkeley, California - Brown may be the new green in California during the drought, but a UC Berkeley authority on the politics of health, safety and environmental regulation says the state is, and historically has been, unabashedly green.
How to beat the climate crisis? Start with carrots
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- Written by Sarah Yang
Berkeley, California - To speed up progress in tackling climate change, policymakers need to build political support by investing in clean-energy industries rather than first penalizing polluters, according to a new policy paper by UC Berkeley researchers.
Filipino American origins of the 1965 farmworker grape strike
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- Written by Cathy Cockrell
Berkeley, California - Fifty years ago, on September 8, approximately 1,500 Filipino American farmworkers walked out of the farm fields in California, demanding fair wages and humane working conditions. Their action launched the five-year Delano Grape Strike and helped catalyze the modern farmworkers’ movement.
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