Studies have estimated that each year between 4 and 12 million tonnes of plastics end up in the sea, and that the figure is expected to double over the next ten years. But we have only begun to learn what happens with the ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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Tough new policies to combat fish fraud across Europe appear to be working, according to a new study.
Ecology
Dec 2, 2015
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As the world increasingly looks to alternative sources of energy, inexpensive and environmentally friendly polymer-based solar cells have attracted significant attention, but they still do not match the power harvest of their ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 2, 2015
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Anyone who uses their smartphone a lot notices that over time, the battery begins to lose steam and needs to be recharged more often. And the last thing you want is for your phone to run out of juice when you need it most.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 2, 2015
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Radio dishes always evoke wonder, as these giants search for invisible (to our eyes, anyway) radio signals from objects like distant quasars, pulsars, masers and more, including potential signals from extraterrestrials. This ...
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2015
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A study looking at how DNA changes with body size may help scientists to explain why taller individuals tend to have shorter lives.
Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2015
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On the occasion of the FAO International Year of Soils in 2015, the Ethiopian Soil Campaign has been organized to raise awareness and collaboration for healthy soils and healthy lives in Ethiopia. Throughout the year, various ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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When aiming for sustainable and healthy eating patterns the starting point for a European food policy, in addition to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), lies in a coordinated food system approach. Current activities are ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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Tropical forests store 25% of the global carbon and harbour 96% of the world's tree species. But it was not clear whether this high biodiversity really matters for high carbon storage. Now, researchers of the ROBIN project ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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Discovering the wavelengths that can best capture the devastating impact of a frost event on broadacre crops could provide WA farmers with another tool to fight back against this common but destructive event.
Ecology
Dec 2, 2015
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