It's been almost exactly 15 years since Lehmann Brothers declared bankruptcy, marking the height of the financial crisis. Since then, we've entered the era of the "polycrisis"—where several catastrophic events are happening ...
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2023
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A new material that packs deadly heat for viruses on its outer surface while staying cool on the reverse side could transform the way we make and use personal protective equipment (PPE), cutting down the pollution and carbon ...
Materials Science
Sep 11, 2023
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Despite some conventional wisdom to the contrary, opposites don't actually attract.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2023
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Conservation gardening—the practice of planting declining native species in urban and rural green spaces—could help to address the increasing issue of plant biodiversity losses in Germany, reports a paper published in ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2023
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We've managed to accumulate so much plastic trash that it's daunting to think about what could be done with the tons upon tons of nonbiodegradable waste. And as much as we are trying to scale back our dependence on single-use ...
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2023
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Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new technique to convert kale waste for use in health and personal care products, reducing food waste and emissions.
Biochemistry
Aug 16, 2023
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The transport of pharmaceuticals released from sewage treatment plants into farmland soils, with the potential to load into drinking water sources, is one that researchers at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) ...
Environment
Aug 9, 2023
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A team of human behavioralists at the University of Queensland, in Australia, working with a colleague from the University of Stirling, in the U.K., has found via experimentation that people tend to be more attracted to potential ...
A global study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that economic inequality on a social level cannot be explained by bad choices ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2023
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Supramolecular polymers are a new class of polymers that are currently being evaluated for material applications. These interesting compounds also play an important role in cellular activities in the body. "Supra," as the ...
Polymers
Jun 27, 2023
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