What is an endangered species?
What makes for an endangered species classification isn't always obvious.
Plants & Animals
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Virtual reality and drones help to predict and protect koala habitat
QUT researchers have used a combination of virtual reality (VR), aerial thermal-imaging and ground surveys to build a better statistical model for predicting the location of koalas and, ultimately, protecting their habitat.
Ecology
Dec 11, 2019
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Advertising continues to assume mothers only use knowledge for domestic caring
Magazine adverts continue to tell mothers to put caring for their families front and centre—and encourage them to devote all their knowledge to protecting and caring for them rather than for their own benefit or professional ...
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2019
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Image: Shimmering skies signal space weather
The Aurora, seen here dancing above Svalbard in Norway, is the most beautiful result of space weather on Earth.
Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2019
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Best of the best: Who makes the most accurate decisions in expert groups?
Experts don't always agree with one another when making predictions or diagnoses. So how can we find out which expert in a group makes the best and most accurate decisions? An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the ...
Mathematics
Nov 20, 2019
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Study finds a green solution in halving children's pollutant exposure
Simply planting a hedge in front of a park can halve the amount of traffic pollution that reaches children as they play, finds a new study by the University of Surrey.
Environment
Nov 19, 2019
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Does climate change affect real estate prices? Only if you believe in it
Cities from New York to Miami and from New Orleans to Los Angeles are feeling the impact of climate change—and in some areas, rising water levels, heat waves, droughts and fire risk are putting a serious dent in real estate ...
Economics & Business
Nov 5, 2019
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New Delhi schools shut because of toxic smog
An expert panel in India's capital declared a health emergency Friday due to air pollution choking the city, with authorities ordering schools closed until Nov. 5.
Environment
Nov 1, 2019
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Nanomesh drug delivery provides hope against global antibiotic resistance
The fight against global antibiotic resistance has taken a major step forward with scientists discovering a concept for fabricating nanomeshes as an effective drug delivery system for antibiotics.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 16, 2019
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In Brazil, Amazon fires threaten millenary rock paintings
Ancient rock paintings in Brazil's Monte Alegre park are being threatened by some of the fires burning in the Amazon region.
Archaeology
Oct 7, 2019
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