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Sustainable choices on palm oil must be easier for consumers, says new study

Consumer goods companies and retailers need to be upfront about where palm oil in their products comes from to relieve consumers of the burden of making sustainable choices.

Jan 03, 2019 in Environment

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Satellite study proves global quantum communication will be possible

Researchers in Italy have demonstrated the feasibility of quantum communications between high-orbiting global navigation satellites and a ground station, with an exchange at the single photon level over a distance of 20,000km.

Dec 19, 2018 in Quantum Physics

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'Pause' in global warming was never real, new research proves

Claims of a 'pause' in observed global temperature warming are comprehensively disproved in a pair of new studies published today.

Dec 18, 2018 in Environment

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Complex systems help explain how democracy is destabilised

Complex systems theory is usually used to study things like the immune system, global climate, ecosystems, transportation or communications systems.

Nov 27, 2018 in General Physics

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Could an anti-global warming atmospheric spraying program really work?

A program to reduce Earth's heat capture by injecting aerosols into the atmosphere from high-altitude aircraft is possible, inexpensive, and would be unlikely to remain secret.

Nov 22, 2018 in Earth Sciences Environment

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Can bacteria colonies be good neighbours?

A team of German scientists have gained new insights into the way bacteria colonies interact.

Oct 31, 2018 in Cell & Microbiology

Long-term exposure to ozone has significant impacts on human health

A new study has utilized a novel method to estimate long-term ozone exposure and previously reported epidemiological results to quantify the health burden from long-term ozone exposure in three major regions of the world.

Oct 11, 2018 in Environment

Oysters at risk from changing climate

Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next 20 years.

Oct 09, 2018 in Earth Sciences Environment

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Mapping the future direction for quantum research

The way research in quantum technology will be taken forward has been laid out in a revised roadmap for the field.

Aug 15, 2018 in Quantum Physics

New method makes spinning collagen microfibres quicker, cheaper, and easier

Scientists in Norfolk, VA have developed a new method of making collagen microfibres, which could have applications in research, medical devices and clinical treatments ranging from ligament damage to skin burns.

Aug 14, 2018 in Materials Science

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