More than 95% of Australian animals are invertebrates (animals without backbones—spiders, snails, insects, crabs, worms and others). There are at least 300,000 species of invertebrate in Australia. Of these, two-thirds are ...
Ecology
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We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss.
Ecology
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Woodburning has a major impact on air quality in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region of the UK—accounting for a substantial proportion of all fine pollution particles and representing a significant risk to public ...
Environment
Dec 10, 2024
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Climate change is beginning to make early-season cancellations a regular part of winter sport competitions.
Environment
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A new report from the Center on the Dynamics of Ethnicity and BEMIS Scotland finds that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing ethnic inequalities in Scotland.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2024
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Grizzly bears are doing more than building fat reserves as they feast on huckleberries each summer in the Canadian Rocky Mountains—they're playing a vital role in plant ecology.
Plants & Animals
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Scientists from NPL, working in collaboration with AI experts from IBM and the Science and Technology facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Center, are applying the principles of precision engineering of biological systems to ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans from developing in humans and animals. But until that time, finding new and better ways to treat already existent disease and its ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 10, 2024
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The Stach Group in Penn Engineering has led a collaborative team identifying how chemical catalysts drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight, paving the way for more efficient removal of greenhouse gases from the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 10, 2024
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Fine particle air pollution killed nearly 240,000 people in the European Union in 2022, a five percent fall on the previous year, the European Environment Agency said in a report published Tuesday.
Environment
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