Since March 2022, the global community has been negotiating a global plastics treaty within the framework of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)—but no agreement has been reached so far. From 5 to 14 August, the ...
Environment
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Autonomous lawn mowers have been gaining traction in recent years as a cost- and time-saving strategy to combat labor shortages and improve sustainability in the turfgrass industry. They can also make this timely chore easier ...
Agriculture
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Immediately after the Big Bang, which occurred around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was dominated by unimaginably high temperatures and densities. However, after just a few seconds, it had cooled down enough for the ...
Astronomy
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An international team led by the Universities of Geneva (UNIGE) and Montreal published the first results today from the NIRPS spectrograph installed on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) 3.6-meter telescope in La Silla, ...
Astronomy
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The system for assessing the health of England's rivers states that just 14% are in good ecological health but an independent report for Defra says this masks improvements in freshwater biodiversity—and has proposed an alternative ...
Ecology
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Have you ever started a diet, but failed to lose the desired weight within a specific timeframe? What about struggling to assemble a new piece of furniture you ordered online?
Social Sciences
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When you feel rewarded by someone else's happiness, your brain starts treating them like a favorite.
Social Sciences
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Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these lights could be blinding us to the rest of the universe.
Astronomy
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Perovskite is a rising star in the field of materials science. The mineral is a cheaper, more efficient alternative to existing photovoltaic materials like silicon, a semiconductor used in solar cells. Now, new research has ...
Analytical Chemistry
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New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has unveiled how Australian secondary schools make decisions about organizing students into classes based on their perceived academic ability.
Education
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