University of Queensland studies have used a natural tree sap gum and light to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables to combat food waste.
Biotechnology
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About 19 million children under five around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year. This life-threatening condition kills 400,000 of them—that's one child every 10 seconds.
Economics & Business
Feb 26, 2025
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Two years since the release of ChatGPT, teachers and institutions are still struggling with assessment in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
Education
Feb 26, 2025
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Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the void, lonely and gleaming in the light from its star. From pole to equator, the sphere is covered in a thick crust of ice. In orbit around the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2025
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Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture hall today, you will hear students tapping on laptops.
Education
Feb 26, 2025
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Mars, the next frontier in space exploration, still poses many questions for scientists. The planet was once more hospitable, characterized by a warm and wet climate with liquid oceans. But today Mars is cold and dry, with ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 26, 2025
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Lindsay Gibson's "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" has become something of a cult classic, with over one million copies sold. Many young people on TikTok claim the examples resonate with them, validating their ...
Social Sciences
Feb 26, 2025
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A century of fire suppression, combined with global warming and drought, has led to increasingly destructive wildfires in the Western United States. Forest managers use tools like prescribed burns, thinning, mastication, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2025
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To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its surroundings. The plasma is superheated, which means some of the atoms involved can strike the wall of ...
Plasma Physics
Feb 26, 2025
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Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend—12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year—making it the most-used ...
Environment
Feb 26, 2025
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