Kombucha: What it is, where it came from
As we reach peak kombucha, curious minds are asking exactly what it is, where it came from and is it really a cure for all that ails you?
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Thanks to COVID-19, nothing's moving—and seismologists can tell
As COVID-19 continues to wreak its viral havoc on the human population of Earth, governments around the world have closed their schools, shut down non-essential businesses, and told their citizens to stay at home as much ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2020
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Abuse and abandonment: Why pets are at risk during this pandemic
In a few short months the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a series of dramatic social, political and environmental changes. Yet the focus remains resolutely on humans, leaving animals largely out of the picture.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2020
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Report lifts lid on Australia's international bug superhighway
A new report has identified an international 'bug superhighway' capable of carrying a large variety of environmentally destructive overseas insects into Australia.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2020
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A quantum metasurface that can simultaneously control multiple properties of light
Metasurfaces are artificial materials designed at the nanoscale, which can control the scattering of light with exceptionally high precision. Over the past decade or so, these materials have been used to create a variety ...
International study sheds new light on the transformation of the Earth's crust
An international study led by Monash University has revealed a new mechanism that may have changed the state of the Earth's crust some 2.5 billion years ago.
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2020
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Major outburst and X-ray pulsations detected from RX J0209.6−7427
An international team of astronomers has identified a major outburst and X-ray pulsation from an X-ray binary system known as RX J0209.6−7427. The detection, detailed in a paper published April 6 on the arXiv pre-print ...
New mask material can remove virus-size nanoparticles
Scientists around the world are scrambling to adapt their research to find solutions to the many problems raised by the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, not the least being a face mask shortage.
Materials Science
Apr 15, 2020
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Researchers find organic carbons are also absorbing light—and likely harming people's health
A telltale signature of a cookstove, commonly used to prepare food or provide heat by burning wood, charcoal, animal dung or crop residue, is the thick, sooty smoke that rises from the flames. Its remnants, black stains left ...
Environment
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Diet diversity: Hawkfish species coexist on coral reefs thanks to differing food preferences
How can many species of hawkfish coexist in proximity on the same coral reef? The answer may lie in their individual diets.
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