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Tensions Sprout in Spring

MAR 31, 2021
This month in pictures
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Stop Asian Hate Rally in Vancouver.

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(Inside Science) -- As winter turned into spring, landscapes shifted both in nature and on a socioeconomic scale. This month, we witnessed harrowing anti-Asian sentiments, a container ship upheaving the global economy, and early spring blooms.

might be confusing bees . Climate change has shifted when plants bloom -- some earlier in the year, some for longer periods -- creating a more competitive landscape for pollinators with more species needing their attention at once. Ecologist Matthew Austin worked with the Missouri Botanical Garden to explore these changes.

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nearly a week it blocked roughly 12% of international shipping traffic between Europe and Asia. The Ever Given was successfully dislodged March 29.

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this past month brought attacks against Asian people to public attention. On March 28, people gathered for a Stop Asian Hate Rally held at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Here, an Asian man holds up a red paper fan decorated with the words Stop Asian Hate while he remains socially distant from other rallygoers, all of whom wear masks for safety.

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