When you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola or a Snickers bar, the price probably doesn't break the bank. But what if the true cost of the plastic packaging is taken into account at the supermarket checkout? Say, for example, the ...
Environment
Nov 26, 2024
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The Arctic is warming two to four times faster than the global average. A recent study by researchers in Japan found that dust from snow- and ice-free areas of the Arctic may be an important contributor to climate change ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 26, 2024
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Despite some progress, women remain seriously underrepresented in politics globally. As of 2023, women held only 26% of parliamentary seats and 15.8% of the positions as heads of state or government.
Social Sciences
Nov 26, 2024
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A trio of environmental researchers at the University of California, Riverside, has developed an AI-based application that can be used for aggregating microplastics across studies. In their paper published in the journal ...
Cooling systems are an integral part of many modern technologies, as heat tends to wear down materials and decrease performance in several ways. In many cases, however, cooling can be an inconvenient and energy-intensive ...
Nanophysics
Nov 26, 2024
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Are the cliffs of Athribis hiding a former sanctuary? In the small Egyptian village near Sohag, about 200 kilometers north of Luxor, researchers from the University of Tübingen, supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism ...
Archaeology
Nov 26, 2024
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As the UN meets this week to finalize the Global Plastics Treaty, researchers warn that the agreement could fail to address one of the biggest threats to marine environments—microplastics.
Environment
Nov 26, 2024
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Farmers and land-managers seeking to reduce their herbicide applications now have another promising option via machine-vision technology. That's the summary from a recently published research article in Weed Technology.
Agriculture
Nov 26, 2024
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Summer is a wonderful time for families to go the beach and for small children to get to know the water and the sand.
Education
Nov 26, 2024
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A new guide has been launched today (Tuesday, 26 November) to help U.K. farmers reap the benefits of agroforestry—a type of sustainable farming that involves planting trees and shrubs among crops or livestock.
Ecology
Nov 26, 2024
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