Using hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and natural gas from shale is a common technique used worldwide. Because the technique requires large amounts of water, however, it raises the question of whether it could lead to ...
Environment
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Plastic waste is flooding our landfills and leaking into the oceans, with potentially disastrous effects. In fact, the World Economic Forum predicts that if current production and waste management trends continue, by 2050 ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2018
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A new biopesticide based on a patented extremophile bacterium is on its way. Funding under the SME Instrument has enabled the company that created this solution to spread the word and consider future plans.
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2018
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As the public filed through the Science Gallery Melbourne's exhibition Blood – Attract and Repel last year, 64 intrepid types agreed to be part of a scientific experiment. Unknown to the participants, the research students ...
Other
Jun 11, 2018
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When disaster strikes, people often turn to religion for comfort and support. A powerful recent example of this comes from a study called "Faith after an Earthquake," by prominent New Zealand religion and society researchers ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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This turbulent celestial palette of purple and yellow shows a bubble of gas named NGC 3199, blown by a star known as WR18 (Wolf-Rayet 18).
Astronomy
Jun 11, 2018
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Anyone who has ever struggled with knowing which plastic items they can or cannot place in their recycling bin will appreciate the complex task facing Professor Rob Hale and his students at William & Mary's Virginia Institute ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2018
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In a recent landmark case, a mother received the first conviction in England for forcing someone to marry. She had tricked her daughter, then aged 17, into travelling to Pakistan to be married as soon as she turned 18. The ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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The fact that water accounts for about 71% of the Earth's surface is common knowledge. What is less known, however, is that this water mass is constantly redistributing and that such changes can be responsible for floods ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2018
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ETH researchers have genetically modified a key variety of rice, making it very efficient at enriching its grains with iron and zinc.
Biotechnology
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