The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2023
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Revolutionary 'green' types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibers or sand with the help of a remarkable new kind of rubber polymer discovered by Australian scientists.
Materials Science
May 25, 2020
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The yellowfin tuna commonly enjoyed in sashimi, poke bowls and salad sandwiches may soon disappear from these dishes if current over-exploitation rates remain unchanged, especially in the Indian Ocean.
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2024
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It's a new dawn for transport, lodging—and pretty much every service under the sun—and it's all about "sharing."
Business
Dec 20, 2015
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A new way of measuring how relationships in a network change over time can reveal important details about the network, according to researchers at Penn State and the Korean Rural Economic Institute. For example, when applied ...
General Physics
Sep 10, 2019
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Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday.
Environment
Jun 14, 2022
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The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car.
Engineering
Dec 15, 2015
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Expansion of renewable energy cannot by itself stave off catastrophic climate change, scientists warned Monday.
Environment
Jan 31, 2017
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An unprecedented global study has analysed and ranked leading cities in the worldwide "smart city" phenomenon.
Other
Feb 20, 2019
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29
Climate change is causing tropical species in the ocean to move from the equator towards the poles, while temperate species recede. This mass movement of marine life, termed tropicalization, is leading to a cascade of consequences ...
Ecology
Dec 2, 2023
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