If the world acts now, we can avoid the worst outcomes of climate change without any significant effect on standards of living. That's a key message from the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Environment
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The science fiction film Tron Legacy opens with voice of main character, Kevin Flynn, musing of a digital world of his creating: The Grid.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn our stomachs, they're often crucial to an animal's survival.
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2022
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Blockchain is a system in which a record of transactions made in bitcoin, or another cryptocurrency, are maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network. The blockchain based platform studied ...
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2022
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One challenge in decarbonizing the energy system is knowing how to deal with new types of fuels. Traditional fuels such as natural gas and oil can be combined with other materials and then heated to high temperatures so they ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 6, 2022
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New scientific analysis of the composition of Roman denarii has brought fresh understanding to a financial crisis briefly mentioned by the Roman statesman and writer Marcus Tullius Cicero in his essay on moral leadership, ...
Archaeology
Apr 6, 2022
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Rural landscapes are changing in southern Australia. Thanks to landholders, community volunteers and Landcare groups, farms are increasingly home to corridors of trees and shrubs along creeks, and paddocks bordered by trees.
Ecology
Apr 6, 2022
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Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment. In Australia, 1.1 million tonnes of plastic is placed in the market, yet just 16% ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2022
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A puzzling, decade-long slowdown in summer warming across Greenland has been explained by researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan. Their observational analysis and computer simulations revealed that changes in sea surface ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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Skillset, experience, work ethic—and appearance? According to a new Penn State study, reactions to a new work team member may differ depending on the newcomer's attractiveness and gender.
Social Sciences
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