Improving air quality could prevent thousands of deaths in India
A new study shows more stringent emission controls are key to India's future health.
Environment
Aug 10, 2018
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A step closer to sustainable energy from seawater
The research group led by Leiden chemist Marc Koper has discovered a catalyst that minimizes the production of chlorine gas during salt water electrolysis. The invention can enable the direct production of hydrogen from seawater. ...
Materials Science
Aug 10, 2018
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Ice sheets of the last ice age seeded the ocean with silica
New research led by glaciologists and isotope geochemists from the University of Bristol has found that melting ice sheets provide the surrounding oceans with the essential nutrient silica.
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2018
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The Taj Mahal is wasting away, and it may soon hit the point of no return
The saying goes that the Taj Mahal is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening, and golden when the moon shines. Though this may once have been true for the famously pristine marble monument, a mixture of pollution ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2018
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From breast implants to ice cube trays—how silicone took over our kitchens
One of my ice cube trays is a small, yellow novelty tray that, when placed in the freezer, molds water into little duck-shaped pieces of ice.
Materials Science
Aug 10, 2018
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What is causing Florida's algae crisis?
Two large-scale algae outbreaks in Florida are killing fish and threatening public health. Along the southwest coast, one of the longest-lasting red tide outbreaks in the state's history is affecting more than 100 miles of ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2018
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Climate change and wildfires–how do we know if there is a link?
Once again, the summer of 2018 in the Northern Hemisphere has brought us an epidemic of major wildfires.
Environment
Aug 10, 2018
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How 'story maps' redraw the world using people's real-life experiences
Maps are an important part of our everyday lives.
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2018
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Gender differences at work: Relishing competence or seeking a challenge?
In Oceans 8, when Debbie Ocean is asked why she felt the need to organise a multi-million-dollar jewellery heist, she replies: "Because it's what I'm good at."
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2018
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The Meg is a horror story, but our treatment of sharks is scarier
After 20 years of development hell, the film The Meg opens in Australia this week. The screenplay is based on the first of Steve Alten's six-book, horror sci-fi series. The film has been pitched as an action-packed thriller, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2018
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