As UN climate conference COP26 approaches, vulnerable nations are rightly highlighting how they are threatened by climate change. One such nation is the Maldives, for whose inhabitants sea level rise could cause permanent ...
Environment
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Corporate Australia has of late become a strong voice for more action on climate change. Earlier this month the Business Council of Australia, which represents the nation's 100 biggest companies, declared its support for ...
Environment
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A team of scientists, including experts from the University of Adelaide, suggest that reliance on modern irrigation technologies as a water-use efficiency strategy is a "zombie idea"—one that persists no matter how much ...
Agriculture
Oct 28, 2021
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Agriculture experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have teamed up with government bodies and NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa to improve irrigation schemes and boost crop production. The researchers' work is improving ...
Agriculture
Oct 28, 2021
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Curtin University research has found a simple and affordable method to determine which chemicals and types of metals are best used to store and supply energy, in a breakthrough for any battery-run devices and technologies ...
Materials Science
Oct 28, 2021
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Picture a scenario in which a highly toxic substance, like dissolved nuclear fuel, is being recycled in a reprocessing plant. Until now, workers inside the plant had very limited information about what's in the solution to ...
Analytical Chemistry
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A possible canine vaccine for Valley fever took one giant step closer to becoming a reality thanks to a University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson-led study that showed the vaccine provided a high level of protection ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 28, 2021
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Halloween. Valentine's Day. Easter. Throughout the year, US stores are stocked with rotating confections such as chocolates, gummies, and hard candies.
Environment
Oct 28, 2021
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Companies must do more to understand cognitive diversity and foster a culture of 'constructive disagreement' within their boardrooms to make better decisions, according to a new report published today.
Economics & Business
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Four out of five AFL fans believe sport in Australia is feeling the impacts of climate change and a majority would support their club and the league taking action against it, a Monash University survey has revealed.
Environment
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