British public doesn't know what microplastics are
Members of the British public are still largely unfamiliar with microplastics and how they relate to everyday domestic plastic usage, a new study has revealed.
Members of the British public are still largely unfamiliar with microplastics and how they relate to everyday domestic plastic usage, a new study has revealed.
Environment
Jan 27, 2020
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The deadly volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatoa in 2018 unleashed a wave at least 100m high that could have caused widespread devastation had it been travelling in another direction, new research shows.
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2019
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Farmers across the world could jack up giant profits using an Artificial Intelligence soil monitoring system developed at Brunel University London.
Environment
Nov 27, 2019
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An enzyme that makes the male sex hormones has unravelled a fresh clue about how snail shells come to be curly.
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2019
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Some of Britain's most majestic ancient trees are probably not as ancient as we previously thought, one of the country's leading tree-ageing experts has suggested.
Environment
Aug 14, 2019
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When Isaac Newton first attempted to describe momentum in his 1687 work Principia, he hit upon an eloquent formula—an object's momentum is its mass times its velocity. Or P=MV.
Political science
Aug 12, 2019
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The old tagline "in space no one can hear you scream" has been confirmed by a South African mother loudly shouting for her children to tidy their room from 33,000 meters above the ground. Or not so loudly, as the case appears ...
Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2019
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A major oil tanker expressway in the Persian Gulf once thought a low-risk area is actually a 'highly vulnerable hotspot' for monster waves, new research reveals.
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2019
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Brunel University London is the first UK university to start researching car engines of the future using new single cylinder intelligent valve technology.
Engineering
Jul 8, 2019
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A research paper which revolutionised how cars read traffic signs has been recognised as the 'most influential over the decade' at a ceremony in Tokyo.
Automotive
May 29, 2019
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