Every age in the history of human civilization has a signature material, from the Stone Age, to the Bronze and Iron Ages. We might even call today's information-driven society the Silicon Age.
Nanomaterials
Feb 12, 2020
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In 2017, when the drought in Cape Town was at its worst in over a century, aid organisation Gift of the Givers made an urgent call to South Africans to help farmers; suicide rates, amongst both small- and large-scale farmers, ...
Environment
Jan 17, 2020
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Easy access to air travel has not only flattened the world, it also has flattened the bias toward investing locally, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.
Economics & Business
Dec 18, 2019
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About a quarter of children in the United States are born two to three weeks before their due date, which qualifies them as "early term." Pregnancies typically last 40 weeks, so you might think that being born two to three ...
Environment
Dec 3, 2019
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A recent report by the Greater Sydney Commission singles out urban heat as one of four priority areas given our coming climate. It identifies tree canopy as the top response for reducing city temperatures and delivering amenity. ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2019
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A more reliable method for identifying regions with different relationships between air pollution and weather conditions improves the detection of pollution hotspots.
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2019
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The day they found Lee Odgers, it was so hot that the wax candles inside her Northeast Philadelphia apartment had started to melt.
Environment
Sep 13, 2019
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Europeans cooled off in public fountains Wednesday as a new heat wave spread across parts of the continent and is already breaking records.
Environment
Jul 24, 2019
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Europeans cooled off in public fountains Wednesday as a new heat wave spread across parts of the continent and is already breaking records.
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2019
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New research, led by Loughborough University academics, has found that tropical cyclones followed by deadly heat is an emerging weather threat that could put millions of people at risk as global temperatures continue to rise.
Environment
Jul 22, 2019
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