The rate of ground-breaking scientific discoveries and technological innovation is slowing down despite an ever-growing amount of knowledge, according to an analysis released Wednesday of millions of research papers and patents.
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QUT researchers have found that climate change belief is not uniform in relation to political orientation.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2022
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"You know what's wrong with scientific power? It's a form of inherited wealth. And you know what assholes congenitally rich people are." That's how author Michael Crichton put it in "Jurassic Park" nearly 30 years ago. The ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2022
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Tap water in more than 500 remote Indigenous communities isn't regularly tested and often isn't safe to drink, according to a water industry report released last week. In some communities, drinking water contained unacceptable ...
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2022
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Growing native bushfoods could reverse environmental degradation and offer better food security. But how do we get bushfoods in the agricultural sector in a market saturated by modern crops?
Ecology
Nov 4, 2022
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How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer lies in a simple, economical and potentially reusable ...
Materials Science
Nov 2, 2022
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Forest elephant populations have been seriously declining for decades. In a recent and extensive literature review published in Mammal Review, investigators describe the impacts of logging in central Africa on forest elephant ...
Ecology
Oct 5, 2022
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A physicist at the University of California, Riverside, and her former graduate student have successfully modeled the formation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19, for the first time.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 3, 2022
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Cercarial dermatitis, also known as swimmer's itch or clam-digger's itch, is caused by the larvae of blood flukes that are parasites of birds or mammals. When these larvae, called cercariae, penetrate human skin, they trigger ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2022
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Most people have dealt with power-hungry bosses at one time or another.
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2022
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