Sewage overspills result from lack of infrastructure investment, research shows
The recent uptick in sewage overspill events is due to infrastructure not keeping up with demand, according to Imperial College London research.
The recent uptick in sewage overspill events is due to infrastructure not keeping up with demand, according to Imperial College London research.
Environment
Jan 30, 2023
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Nylon-6 is a tough, non-biodegradable plastic that cannot be recycled by conventional methods. A new way has now been introduced by a team from the U.S. in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Polymers
Dec 20, 2022
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The first Neanderthal draft genome was published in 2010. Since then, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have sequenced a further 18 genomes from 14 different archaeological sites throughout ...
Archaeology
Oct 19, 2022
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A survey study of the guardians of more than 2,500 dogs explored links between dog diet and health outcomes, suggesting that nutritionally sound vegan diets may be healthier and less hazardous than conventional or raw meat-based ...
Veterinary medicine
Apr 13, 2022
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Teleportation may be a concept usually reserved for science fiction, but researchers have demonstrated that it can be used to avoid loss in communication channels on the quantum level.
Quantum Physics
Apr 12, 2022
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A new study in the journal Earth's Future led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that, since Euro-American settlement approximately 160 years ago, agricultural fields in the midwestern U.S. have lost, on average, ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2022
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Lakes provide drinking water for people, habitat for plants and wildlife, and a place to fish, boat and swim. But the water can become harmful to humans, animals and the ecosystem when toxic algae called cyanobacteria reach ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2021
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The doubly labeled water (DLW) method can be used to measure the energy expenditure of individuals. It is based on the differential elimination of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes. Individuals drink some dose water and then they ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 19, 2021
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Reforestation could help to combat climate change, but whether and where to plant trees is a complex choice with many conflicting factors. To combat this problem, researchers reporting in the journal One Earth on December ...
Environment
Mar 11, 2021
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The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), developed and operated by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, mapped approximately three million galaxies in just 300 hours.
Astronomy
Dec 1, 2020
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