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Invasive species cause billions of dollars in damage worldwide: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Cities Editor, The Conversation

Invasive species – including plants, animals and fish – cause heavy damage to crops, wildlife and human health worldwide. Some prey on native species; other out-compete them for space and food or spread disease. A new United Nations report estimates the losses generated by invasives at more than US$423 billion yearly and shows that...

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  4. Entrepreneurs, beware: Owning your own business can make it harder to get hired later
  5. Alabama’s defiant new voting map rejected by federal court — after Republicans ignored the Supreme Court’s directive to add a second majority-Black House district
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  8. What is geospatial intelligence? A geographer explains the powerful melding of maps and data
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  10. Experts alone can't handle AI – social scientists explain why the public needs a seat at the table

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