Pollinator biodiversity
If you're moving pollen from one plant to another, you might be a pollinator.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2018
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Building green cities
Singapore has had a long history as a green city – but a tri-sector partnership could help developing Asian countries kickstart a journey into climate change resilience. [This is a feature story published in the Tri-Sector ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2018
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56-million-year-old fossils complicate long-held theories about mammalian body size
The discovery of a new species of mammal in Alberta's fossil record has shaken up some long-held beliefs about other species in its lineage.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 6, 2018
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Research aims to prevent deaths related to gypsum-laced manure emissions
Gypsum recycled from manufacturing and construction waste has gained popularity as a bedding source for the dairy industry. Its proponents cite affordability, increased moisture absorption, low bacteria growth and soil benefits ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2018
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Fragment of impacting asteroid recovered in Botswana
On Saturday, June 23, 2018, a team of experts from Botswana, South Africa, Finland and the United States of America recovered a fresh meteorite in Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). The meteorite is one of the ...
Space Exploration
Jul 6, 2018
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Decarbonising emissions is difficult, but not impossible, says new review
A new Imperial review suggests more work is needed to tackle emissions in easier sectors and the difficult.
Environment
Jul 6, 2018
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Humans need not apply
Will automation, AI and robotics mean a jobless future, or will their productivity free us to innovate and explore? Is the impact of new technologies to be feared, or a chance to rethink the structure of our working lives ...
Robotics
Jul 6, 2018
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Automating molecule design to speed up drug development
Designing new molecules for pharmaceuticals is primarily a manual, time-consuming process that's prone to error. But MIT researchers have now taken a step toward fully automating the design process, which could drastically ...
Materials Science
Jul 6, 2018
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Exciton limits are meant to be broken: OLED surpasses 100 percent exciton production efficiency
Researchers at Kyushu University's Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) in Japan have demonstrated a way to split energy in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and surpass the 100 percent limit ...
Materials Science
Jul 6, 2018
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Expansion of agricultural land reduces CO2 absorption
Plants absorb some of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels. But increasing deforestation and other changes in land use will reduce the CO2 absorption capacity of these areas in the ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2018
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