High-tech kangaroo collars aim to prevent road accidents
It's a peculiarly Australian problem with potentially deadly consequences—wild kangaroos jumping from bushland on to highways full of moving vehicles.
It's a peculiarly Australian problem with potentially deadly consequences—wild kangaroos jumping from bushland on to highways full of moving vehicles.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2024
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While ethanol in alcoholic beverages impairs drinkers' motor functions, it is that same substance that can power motor vehicles in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. What is necessary for the production of ethanol is yeast, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2024
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Trees and bushes planted near highways do more than improve the scenery. A new Georgia State University study finds they significantly reduce air pollution caused by motor vehicles, which has been linked to a host of illnesses.
Environment
Mar 19, 2024
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A new study finds that policies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from motor vehicles combined with investments in electric vehicles and public transportation would reduce air pollution and bring large benefits to ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2024
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The road transport system is responsible for almost 20% of Australia's fossil fuel emissions. Transport emissions have increased nearly 60% since 1990 and Australia's per capita road transport emissions are 45% higher than ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2023
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Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania have found that teenagers living ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2023
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In 2021, young drivers under 26 made up just 14% of total drivers on NSW roads, but sadly represented almost a quarter of the state's road fatalities, according to Transport for NSW.
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2023
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Joint research groups at Tampere University, University of Helsinki, Lund University and Pi-Numerics, Salzburg, have established key early steps in the conversion of aromatic molecules, a major constituent of traffic and ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 23, 2023
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Memes galore centered on the "orca revolution" have inundated the online realm. They gleefully depict orcas launching attacks on boats in the Strait of Gibraltar and off the Shetland coast.
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2023
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A wildfire burning near the California-Nevada border has ravaged parts of the Mojave National Preserve's famed Joshua tree forests, and experts worry that the massive blaze will forever change the fragile desert ecosystem.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2023
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