From 'trivial issue' to primetime TV—a researcher's journey through plastic
It is a rare TV programme that has the instant impact of David Attenborough's Blue Planet II.
Environment
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Chimpanzees react faster to cooperate than make selfish choices
When it comes to cooperation, there's no monkey business in how some chimpanzees respond.
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2018
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Did eating starchy foods give humans an evolutionary advantage?
Gene AMY1, which kickstarts digestion of starch in the mouth, is associated with blood glucose levels and digestion of carbohydrates, with implications for understanding human evolutionary biology and the gut microbiome.
Evolution
Oct 18, 2018
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Hong Kong research warns of sunscreen health risks
New research in Hong Kong has found that UV filters commonly used in sunscreen are polluting surrounding waters and could endanger human health, one of the city's leading universities said Thursday.
Environment
Oct 4, 2018
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Researcher developing new industrial uses for wax made from soybean oil
Petroleum-based paraffin wax commonly coats cardboard and all sorts of other products to improve durability and water resistance, but it can't be recycled and may adversely affect human health. So researchers at Iowa State ...
Biotechnology
Oct 4, 2018
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Cuisine of early farmers revealed by analysis of proteins in pottery from Çatalhöyük
An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of York has uncovered details about the diet of early farmers in the ...
Archaeology
Oct 3, 2018
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The intersection of climate science and hope: A personal story
As a native of the Timbuktu region in Mali, West Africa, one of the most unstable areas of the country, I have been an eyewitness to the devastating effects of climate variability and change on people's lives. It has been ...
Environment
Aug 31, 2018
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Why do dingoes attack people, and how can we prevent it?
The case of Debbie Rundle, who was attacked by dingoes at a mine site in Telfer, in Western Australia's Pilbara region, evokes our instinctive horror at the idea of being attacked by wild animals.
Ecology
Jul 25, 2018
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Mediterranean could become a 'sea of plastic': WWF
The Mediterranean could become a "sea of plastic", the WWF warned on Friday in a report calling for measures to clean up one of the world's worst affected bodies of water.
Environment
Jun 8, 2018
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Food waste: The biggest loss could be what you choose to put in your mouth
About a third of the food produced for human consumption is estimated to be lost or wasted globally. But the biggest waste, which is not included in this estimate, may be through dietary choices that result in the squandering ...
Environment
Mar 26, 2018
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