Our aging cities are badly in need of regeneration. Many established residential areas, the "greyfields," are becoming physically, technologically and environmentally obsolete. They are typically located in low-density, car-dependent ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2022
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The compulsive hoarding of animals is a poorly understood psychiatric disorder in people. Characterised by failure to provide minimum standards of care, it can result in malnourishment, uncontrolled breeding, overcrowding ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 23, 2020
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(Phys.org)—University of Melbourne Engineers have developed a novel method of collecting and storing carbon dioxide that will reduce the cost of separating and storing carbon dioxide.
Materials Science
Nov 7, 2012
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Humans had caused significant landcover change on Earth up to 4,000 years earlier than previously thought, University of Queensland researchers have found.
Archaeology
Aug 30, 2019
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Scientists have identified 66 alien plant and animal species, not yet established in the European Union, that pose the greatest potential threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in the region.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2018
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A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health.
Environment
Mar 19, 2024
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The United Nations reports that more than 700 million people are in extreme poverty, earning less than two dollars a day. However, an accurate assessment of poverty remains a global challenge. For example, 53 countries have ...
Economics & Business
Dec 7, 2023
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Many future gene and cell therapies to treat diseases like cancer, rare genetic and other conditions could be enhanced in their efficacy, persistence, and predictability by so-called "genomic safe harbors (GSHs)." These are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2022
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Sometimes the processing that makes food safe can compromise flavor and nutrients, but food scientist Jennifer Acuff is looking for a way to make food safe and minimize loss of quality.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 12, 2024
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On the penultimate day of COP26, scientists have deployed plastic pollution tracking devices into the ocean around Scotland.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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