Towns

In the French Revolution, widespread rumors of aristocratic conspiracies spread and incited riots. In a recent study, researchers took an epidemiological approach, modeling the spread of these rumors like an infection and finding specific risk factors for violence in the towns where riots occurred.

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Protecting Iceland’s towns from lava flows – with dirt - EurekAlert!

Melting permafrost threatens landscapes and lives in Arctic regions. Towns and dams built on the assumption the surrounding ice would never melt are facing disaster.