"This really inspired me and got me thinking." Economist debunks flaws in widespread 'tragedy of the commons' theory: 'The ...

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India's groundwater crisis: over-extraction, regional disparities, and policy responses to conserve and regulate consumption for sustainability.

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New research from Bowel Cancer New Zealand reveals a critical gap in public awareness of the country’s second-deadliest ...

Leaving the workforce often comes with a reduction in the general need for physical belongings -- and this can be a boon for your wallet.

This means that whales are affected by the classic “tragedy of the commons” that afflicts public goods: no individual who benefits from them is sufficiently motivated to pay their fair share to ...

The UK’s home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced a full inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave, a large, violent clash ...

After The Times published an interview with John Green about his new book on tuberculosis, many readers wrote to share their ...

A clever method from Caltech researchers now makes it possible to unravel complex electron-lattice interactions, potentially transforming how we understand and design quantum and electronic materials.