By the time the world's leading climate scientists publish their next report in 2028–29, the world will already have possibly breached 1.5°C warmer than the pre-industrial era for a few years and the deadline for the UN's ...
Environment
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We have all been told to avoid direct sunlight between 12 noon and 3 p.m., seek out shade and put on sunscreen and a hat. Nevertheless, most of us have experienced sunburn at least once. The skin turns bright red, feels irritated ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2025
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Canadians are among some of the most water-rich people globally, with access to about 20% of the world's freshwater supply and 7% of the world's renewable freshwater supply.
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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The chemical composition of a material alone sometimes reveals little about its properties. The decisive factor is often the arrangement of the molecules in the atomic lattice structure or on the surface of the material. ...
Nanophysics
Jan 16, 2025
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Creating a biosecurity crisis is shockingly simple. In the 1850s, Jane Paterson, a settler near Albury planted seeds of a European plant with an attractive purple flower in her garden. She had no way of knowing that plant ...
Ecology
Jan 16, 2025
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For the first time, researchers used drum mills to make kilograms of ibuprofen-nicotinamide, a formulation that improves therapeutic efficacy and stability. This is part of European project IMPACTIVE, focused on studying ...
Materials Science
Jan 16, 2025
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The global economy could face a 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 unless immediate policy action on risks posed by the climate crisis is taken, warns a new report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and University ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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Over the past 15 years there's been an increasing demand from within and outside the higher education sector for African countries to produce more Ph.D. graduates. For this to happen, it's important to know what's holding ...
Education
Jan 16, 2025
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Forest fires fueled by a heat wave scorched a picturesque corner of Argentina's Patagonia region Thursday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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It's all connected: coronaviruses and other emerging infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of the environment by humans. Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding to the changes in unexpected ...
Ecology
Jan 16, 2025
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